Four World War II Norwegian victims identified from Oslofjord remains
Four of the seven Norwegian resistance members executed in 1945 and dumped in the Oslofjord have been identified.
In April, wooden coffins retrieved from the Oslofjord were examined to determine the identities of seven Norwegians executed by Nazi forces at Akershus Fortress during February and March 1945. The volunteer organization Æresgjeld, dedicated to finding and identifying these victims, announced that four of the seven have been positively identified. Among them is Harald Sigmund Anker Ryller, a trade union leader and member of the independent sabotage group Pelle-gruppa.
Jon-Ivar Paulsen, a board member of Æresgjeld, highlighted the long-standing grief of families lacking a burial site. Øst politidistrikt has contacted all relatives and will work with the burial authorities to establish a shared cemetery plot. Authorities note that 35 victims remain unidentified in the fjord, with over 100 still missing nationwide.
Why it matters
Identifying the victims gives closure to families and preserves the memory of those who resisted Nazi occupation.
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