Mo i Rana, German Mountain Jaegers (Gebirgsjagers) from the 137th Regiment of the 2nd Division of the Nazi Wehrmacht stand near an MG-34 machine gun on a military boat in the harbor of a Norwegian town during the Battle of Norway. Western Front, World War II in Europe.
Location: Norway
When the photo was taken: 1940
Posted by Karl Marth
Mo i Rana is a town in Rana, Nordland County, Norway, located south of the Arctic Circle in the Helgeland region. The city is called Mo to distinguish it from other places named Mo – in particular the city of Mosjøen, also located in Helgeland, although locally the city is usually called simply Mo. Moo’s postal address was changed to Mo-i-Rana in 1999. On January 1, 2009, the city’s population was 17,894 inhabitants, and the city was the largest (by population) in Helgeland.