Marks of war memorials can be found widely found

25,000 British soldiers

The British priority in the occupation of Iceland was a coastal hit at the German Ambassador’s dwelling at Túngata in Reykjavik. There, Gerlach was reached and in his residence there were then burning various documents. The German messenger was taken hands and with his family arrived on a ship. At the same time, the British traveled widely and reached the National Telecom House at Austurvöllur. Thus, contact with the town was broken, which was important.

It is estimated that around 2,000 troops participated in occupation in Iceland; A team that quickly increased. A total of 25,000 soldiers came here many. A total of 20,000 braggs were brought here; Quick buildings that provided a good shelter. Airport was also started in Vatnsmýri.

A number of other projects were accompanied by structures that were good for their use, but not long -term use. Many of them were demolished or removed at the end of the war, while others or at least rhythms of them stand and are interesting to look at.

Notable war memorials can be found in several places in Reykjavik. Many of these are in and around Öskjuhlíð. The underground control station is just below the pearl, a high defense wall is hidden in a forestry there and a firearm is at Bústaðavegur, right by the Icelandic Meteorological Office. Some of these monuments have been marked and their story made visible. Looking at this can be a walk on a beautiful spring day. Interested parties, on the other hand, must be in a book of books to study the great social change that followed the occupation, because modernity came to Iceland. Quiet farmers’ community ended. A new world greeted.

Defense wall from the past that is just below the Pearl.

mbl.is/Sigurður Bogi

Bygi in Breiðholt

Warmers are also found in Ellidaárdalur; It is below the street Fýlshóla. There is a cast fireplace that is very much crushed, but during the war this was an important structure. A number of buildings were built in the war in defense lines at Reykjavík, usually stone loads, but in occasional places they were cast as in Breiðholt.

In Seltjarnarnes there are also war memorials. Lighting house in the Suðurnes region is a well -known landmark.

In the occupation, the British had taken offshore, such as in Akureyri, Seyðisfjörður and Reydarfjordur. Also at Selfoss and in Kaldadnes in Flóa not far from. There, in the first months of occupation, a large airport was created, which was used, among other things, for surveillance flights in the Atlantic. However, he was only used for a few years or until 1943, when the Americans were taken over the defense of the country. Their decision was to build an airport near Keflavik and the continuation of that story is the activity that is today in Miðnesheiði.