Krokebaersletta

in southern Tromsöya, Tromsoe, the germans set up a prison camp in 1941 called Sydspissen. But this camp turned out to be too small and was replaced in October 1942 by a larger camp on the mainland, Tromsdalen, at a site called Krokebaersletta. In the same month, another prison camp was established in northern Tromsoya for Soviet prisoners of war, and this was called Isrenna. Both camps existed until the end of the war in May 1945. Krokebaersletta came to serve primarily as a transit camp for prisoners in northern Norway on their way to Falstad, Grini or camps in Germany. About 2,500 prisoners went through the Krokebaersletta during its existence. On average about 250 prisoners were held at one time. Although it was a transit camp, prisoners were interrogated and tortured by the Gestapo and in October 1943, eight prisoners were executed. After the war, norwegians suspected of collaboration were imprisoned.