In the northernmost settlement of Norway sits a cannon once used by the Germans during World War II. It is one of the three smallest close-defense, flanking artillery pieces on site and suffered the least damage during the destruction of the battery in the autumn of 1944. Originally stationed on Bugøya, just outside Bugøynes, it stands as a testament to the history there. The cannon tells a unique story of how Bugøynes was spared during the German retreat in 1944, unlike most of Finnmark and Northern Troms, which were burned…
