Hegra Fortress

Hegra Fortress
Hegra festning
Hegra, Norway
Gate to the fortress, with tunnel entrance in the background
TypeMountain fortress
Site information
Controlled byNorway
Nazi Germany (1940–1945)
Site history
Built1908–1910,
Limited improvements 1916–1918[1]
In use1907–1926 and 1940
MaterialsRock, reinforced concrete and brick
(brick was only used for secondary areas out of the line of fire)[2]
Battles/warsSecond World War:
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Hans Reidar Holtermann (1940)[3]

Hegra Fortress (Norwegian: Hegra festning) is a small mountain fortress in the village of Hegra in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. Originally known as Ingstadkleiven Fort (also Ingstadkleiva Fort), it was built between 1908–1910 as a border fort as a defence against the perceived threat of a Swedish invasion.[4]

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  3. ^ "Tidsperiode Holtermann" (in Norwegian). Tysklandsbrigaden.
  4. ^ "Hegra Festning" (in Norwegian). Kildenett.no. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-05-17.