Norwegian War Graves

6 September, 2003 Nunavut Premier Paul Okalik and Norwegian Ambassador Ingvard Havnen unveiled a monument in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut honouring Roald Amundsen's spectacular accomplishment of being the first man to find a way through the Northwest Passage a century earlier. They were assisted by the Major of Gjoa Haven, Peter Akkikungnaq, and Member of Legislative Assembly, uriash Puqiqnak.

Following the Camp Norway reunion that took place in 1994, a non-profit organisation called The Camp Norway Foundation was set up under the laws of Canada. The purpose of the foundation is to make better known the contributions of the allied merchant fleets in the Second World War, with special emphasis on the vital part played by the Norwegians. The foundation is also encouraging the study of...

Camp Norway was a Norwegian military training facility located in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, during the Second World War. For security reasons, its location was never mentioned publicly, simply referred to as "somewhere on the East Coast of Canada". Read about the story of Camp Norway here on our homepage. If you want to learn more about the history we suggest following readings: «Et...

The population of Lunenburg in 1940 was just over 2500 - and it's still under 2600. Most of the young men had joined the armed forces or were at sea on merchant ships. As one old-timer said, "The ones left was too young or too old or not fit". According to newspaper reports the Norwegians were very well received by the townspeople and it wasn't long before they were taking part in the social...