King Olav V presented a stone to Carl XVI Gustaf on 14 June 1983 as an official thank you for the help given to the people during the years 1940–1945. The stone, known as Minnesstenen Norges tack, weighs approximately 15 tons and is 3 meters wide. It is located at Folke Bernadottes väg in Stockholm, below the Norwegian embassy.
Kommandör Kåre Berg was the initiative taker for the memorial stone. He served as the defense attaché at the Norwegian embassy in Stockholm from 1981 to 1983. The stone was originally placed in Galärparken, but was moved to its current location in 2016.
The stone comes from Vassfaret and the area around Bukollen, a mountain in Flå kommun. Vassfaret was an important base for the resistance movement during the years 1940–1945. During those years, a force of 15,000 soldiers was equipped and trained on Swedish soil under the cover of police units.
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Written by Nik Frost
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