Changed Norwegian war memorial stone from “Soviet-Russian” to “foreign”: — History forgery

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Changed Norwegian war memorial stone from “Soviet-Russian” to “foreign”: — History forgery

Jørstadmoen military camp is located north of Lillehammer, and was taken over by German occupation forces during World War II. Thousands of Soviet prisoners of war from the Eastern Front were interned in the camp, before they were to be put into forced labor. Over 900 died before they got this far. To honour them after the end of the war, Norwegian authorities set up a bauta on a war grave site on the outskirts of the camp. “In memory of the dea…