Other reminders include the naval guns at the fortress of Skansin in Tórshavn, which served as the British military headquarters.
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Abandoned after the war, it was reopened as the civilian Vágar Airport in 1963.
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An official announcement was later made announcing the occupation and ordering a nighttime blackout in Tórshavn and neighbouring Argir, the censorship of post and telegraphy and the prohibition of the use of motor vehicles during the night without a permit.
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The largest tangible sign of the British presence is the runway of Vágar Airport.
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