Grini detention camp

Grini fangeleir was a Nazi concentration camp located outside Oslo, Norway, in the municipality of Bærum. It was originally built as a women's prison in 1939 but was put into use as a concentration camp, primarily for Norwegian political prisoners, on May 2, 1941. One prisoner inducted on that day was Andreas Møll Hansen, a student in the Norwegian underground.

Altogether, 20,000 prisoners passed through Grini, and at most there were 5,000 at any time. The total number killed there is unknown, though the Gestapo and police often used the area for purposes of torture, and at least eight were executed. Executions commonly took place at Akershus Fortress.

After the war, the prison was used for Norwegians convicted of treason and renamed Ilebu. It was closed in 1950 but reopened in 1952 as Ila landsfengsel og sikringsanstalt, a prison for criminals serving long-term sentences.

Famous camp prisoners included:

Johannes Andenæs Reidar Aulie Lars Berg Johan Borgen Abraham Borøchstein Trygve Bratteli Anton Wilhelm Brøgger Francis Bull Hermann Fischer

Ingeborg Refling Hagen Ole Hallesby Odd Hassel Johan Bernhard Hjort Gunnar Jahn Alvild Jørgensen Einar Gerhardsen Harald Grieg Henrik Groth Helge Gundersen

Per Krogh Marie Lous Mohr Abelone Møkster Otto Nielsen Odd Nansen Rasmus Navelsaker Peder J. M. Pedersen Birger Ruud Lauritz Sand

Didrik Arup Seip Arne Sælensminde Lars Sæther Gustav Sønsteby Henrik Sørensen Kristian Welhaven Arnulf Øverland