Öreryd

Öreryd is a village and parish in Småland, Sweden, in the county of Jönköping. During World War II, Öreryd hosted a refugee camp and transit center for refugees fleeing Nazi persecution in occupied Norway, from March 1941 until June 1942, when it was replaced by the camp Kjesäter.[1][2] From 1944 Öreryd was one of the approved training sites for the Norwegian police troops in Sweden.[3][4]

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Barstad 1991: pp. 84–88
  2. ↑ Grimnes, Ole Kristian (1995). "Kjesäter". In Dahl, Hjeltnes, Nøkleby, Ringdal, Sørensen. Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 214–215. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Söderman 1946: pp. 47, 58, 60, 68
  4. ↑ Barstad 1991: pp. 103–104

Bibliography

  • Barstad, Tor Arne (1991). "Norske flyktninger i Sverige". In Ekman, Stig and Grimnes, Ole Kristian. Broderfolk i ufredstid (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
  • Söderman, Harry (1946). Polititroppene i Sverige (original: Skandinaviskt mellanspel. Norska och danska trupper i Sverige) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal.

Coordinates: 57°30′N 13°40′E / 57.500°N 13.667°E