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Norway's Sami population posed an enigma for the occupying Nazis, researcher says

Historian and Ph.D. research fellow Andreas Eliassen Grini at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has delved into German soldiers' descriptions of their experiences in Northern Norway. This includes their encounter with the Sami culture. He found a number of unexpected discover...

Norway's Sami population posed an enigma for the occupying Nazis, researcher says
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Historian and Ph.D. research fellow Andreas Eliassen Grini at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has delved into German soldiers' descriptions of their experiences in Northern Norway. This includes their encounter with the Sami culture. He found a number of unexpected discoveries, showing that the occupying power had a two-sided view of the Sami population and culture.

Originally published at Phys.org

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