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Anchor of the Blücher

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Anchor of the Blücher

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Sven

August 25, 2022

In the early hours of April 9, 1940, German ships entered the fjord to take Oslo. At the head of the fleet association was the heavy cruiser "Blücher", at that time the most modern ship in the German Navy. The test drives had only been completed on March 30, 1940, it was the first use of the "Blücher". The heavy cruiser "Blücher" was hit several times from Oscarsborg Fortress. The ship caught fire and drifted across the narrow stretch of fjord and closer to the old fortress. Directly in range of the torpedo batteries. Two 40-year-old torpedoes then hit the "Blücher" and she finally sank in the fjord without firing a single shot and only a few days after the last sea trial. The fort's guns were then 47 years old and the torpedo batteries similarly antiquated. The successful resistance of the fortress under Colonel Birger Eriksen made it possible for the Norwegian King Håkon VII to escape to Great Britain into exile with the country's gold treasure.

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Migdał

June 23, 2025

The Blücher was a German Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser that was sunk on April 9, 1940, during the invasion of Norway when Norwegian coastal defenses at Oscarborg Fortress struck it with artillery and torpedoes in the Oslofjord.

The ship's destruction caused it to capsize with significant loss of life and temporarily forced German forces to withdraw from their assault on Oslo. This delay allowed the Norwegian Royal Family, government, and gold reserves to escape the capital before German occupation.

Stefan 71 ⚓️

September 10, 2022

Always a lot going on at the promenade, but also nice just to sit there. There is also a second anchor by the Blücher in Dröbak at the swimming pool.

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Location: Oslo, Norway

Anchor of the Blücher

1. Oslo Harbor – Oslo Opera House loop from Majorstuen

2. Aker Brygge Promenade – Oslo Harbor loop from Oslo S

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