About us
This web portal was created in 2019 as part of a research project on Czechs in Norway during the Second World War, carried out at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, until 2022. It is currently maintained by the Department of Scandinavian Studies at the same faculty, in cooperation with Norwegian colleagues, as part of an ongoing academic collaboration focused on Czech–Scandinavian relations during the Second World War.
Dr. Vendula V. Hingarová based at the Department of Scandinavian Studies at Charles University in Prague, is the head of this project. Her research focuses on Czech–Nordic relations in the 20th century, particularly the experiences of Czechs in Norway during World War II. She collects their testimonies and ensures that the research findings are integrated into university teaching and made accessible to the public—especially to the families and descendants of those who were deployed. She is a creator of this project´s web page. Contact
Prof. Hans Otto Frøland works at the Department of Modern History at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim and specializes in Norway’s history during World War II. His research focuses on the wartime economy and construction projects carried out under German occupation, which relied on civilian laborers and prisoners of war from across Europe.
Lars Busterud is based at NTNU, he lectures on World War II and microhistory. He incorporates findings about the forced labor of Czech workers in Norway into his teaching at the Department of History
Contact: noraci@ff.cuni.cz
Project website at the Charles University webpage.
