EHRI Document Blog | Norwegian Digital Prisoner Archive 1940-1945, Fanger.no: A Database on WWII Captivity

A new post has been published on the EHRI Document Blog titled Norwegian Digital Prisoner Archive 1940–1945, Fanger.no: A Database on WWII Captivity. The authors are Karianne Hansen and Kristoffer Eliassen Grini.

The post introduces the Norwegian Digital Prisoner Archive 1940–1945 (https://www.fanger.no/). The database provides links to primary and secondary sources from national and international archives relating to nearly 50,000 individuals. These individuals were not necessarily Norwegian citizens; the collection also includes people imprisoned during the Second World War in Norway, or were deported to Norway.

Link: https://blog.ehri-project.eu/2026/02/27/norwegian-digital-prisoner-archive/