south Kaholmen battery

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The south Kaholmen battery is a coastal artillery installation that formed part of Norway’s Oscarsborg Fortress, historically used to defend the Oslofjord.

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instanceOf coastal artillery battery
military installation
associatedWith sinking of German cruiser Blücher
builtFor defense of Oslo
controlledBy Kingdom of Norway
country Norway
currentUse museum context within Oscarsborg Fortress
garrisonedBy Norwegian coastal artillery troops
hasCategory Coastal fortifications in Norway
Military history of Norway
Oscarsborg Fortress
hasFunction coastal defense
harbor defense
hasPart ammunition magazines
fire-control positions
gun emplacements
underground facilities
heritageStatus historic military site
locatedIn Oslofjord
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Viken county
locatedInBodyOfWater inner Oslofjord
linked to: Oslofjord
locatedInFormerAdministrativeEntity Akershus county
locatedNear Drøbak
locatedOn South Kaholmen island
locatedOpposite North Kaholmen
openToPublic yes
operator Norwegian Armed Forces
Royal Norwegian Navy Coastal Artillery
partOf Oscarsborg Fortress
defensive system of Oslofjord
fortifications of Oslofjord
inner defenses of Oscarsborg Fortress
significantFor Norwegian military history
coastal artillery history
strategicImportance control of narrowest point of Oslofjord near Drøbak
timePeriod 20th century
usedFor defense of approach to Oslo
usedInConflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
usedInEvent Battle of Drøbak Sound
German invasion of Norway

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Oscarsborg Fortress hasStructure south Kaholmen battery