National Internment Camp for Women in Hovedøya

Oslo Municipality, Norway · built 1945

The National Internment Camp for Women in Hovedøya (Norwegian: Statens interneringsleir for kvinner, Hovedøya) was Norway's largest internment camp for women, located on the island of Hovedøya in Oslo. It was used to detain women who had been accused of having romantic or sexual liaisons with German soldiers during World War II.

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