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Field
gendarm
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Uhrl,
Head of
the
Gestapo,
gets arrested
in Svolvær
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The
GESTAPO - 2
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Field
gendarm
The
field gendarm represented the special policeforce
of the "Wehrmacht.
Some of them were members of the SS. As a consequence
of the "Lofoten-raid", SS-gendarmes
were placed in the town of Svolvær. Their
leather equipment was meticulously maintained
and one could see it shine from a great distance.
Even the underside of their boots shined to
perfection. Arrogant behaviour and with an almost
"tunnel vision", it's an understatement
to say they were missed by the population as
they left a few months later.
The
SS gendarmes had almost unlimited power, and
could arrest anyone, including the Gestapo
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Uhrl,
the head of the Gestapo in Lofoten, was not convicted
at the end of the war.
The reason was the fact that he wasn't personally
involved in the mistreating and beating of prisoners.
This didn't mean that he wasn't a dangerous person,
who assigned others to carry out his dirty work.
Unconfirmed rumours would have that Uhrl had a girlfriend
from Svolvær, which may explain his reluctance
in solving some of his investigations. He had in reality
blown the cover of the Milorg organization in Svolvær,
but didn't take any action.
Uhrl has been spotted on several occasions as a tourist
in Svolvær, conducting himself very discreetly.
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LOFOTEN
WAR MUSEUM
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