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4 unusual facts about British occupation of the Faroe Islands


British occupation of the Faroe Islands

Other reminders include the naval guns at the fortress of Skansin in Tórshavn, which served as the British military headquarters.

Abandoned after the war, it was reopened as the civilian Vágar Airport in 1963.

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.

The largest tangible sign of the British presence is the runway of Vágar Airport.



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