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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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ