Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Akershus Fortress: contested ground

The ground around Akershus Fortress was fought over 4 times between 1716 and 1945: 1 battle, 1 siege and 2 campaigns. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of AkershusOslo Mosquito raidOperation DoomsdayOperation WeserübungOperation WeserübungStavangerSkienLillehammerÖrebroDrammenKarlstadSandnesMoss200 km59.912N, 10.730E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Akershus, 1716Operation Weserübung, 1940Oslo Mosquito raid, 1942Operation Doomsday, 194517161945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
22 March 1716Siege of AkershusAkershus Fortress
1940Operation WeserübungWorld War II
1942Oslo Mosquito raidOsloWorld War II
1945Operation DoomsdayNorwayWorld War II

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.