Jewish deportees from Norway during World War II
Ship
County Donau Gotenland Monte Rosa Totals
Østfold 2 2 1 9
Akershus 36 2 39
Buskerud 15 1 20
Finnmark 2 2
Hedmark 5 1 3 9
Hordaland 13 12 1 26
Møre og Romsdal 3 24 3 30
Nordland 6 3 4 13
Oppland 12 2 14
Oslo 395 41 23 476
Rogaland 5 5 13
Sør-Trøndelag 6 53 2 62
Sogn og Fjordane 4 4
Telemark 1 1 2
Troms 1 8 8 17
Vest-Agder 2 2
Vestfold 27 2 29
Totals 534 157 46 768
Distribution of deportees by county arrested and transport
Jewish individuals who were deported included those with Norwegian citizenship , foreign citizens , and stateless refugees that were arrested and deported . The site where they were arrested was not always their place of residence ; many had relocated to rural areas to avoid detection . The majority of those deported were immediately murdered in the gas chambers at Auschwitz ; some were put to slave labor but perished soon after . A very small number ultimately survived . [ 3 ]
Prior to the deportation of individuals of Jewish background to the concentration camps there were at least 2,173 Jews in Norway. During the Nazi occupation of Norway 772 of these were arrested, detained, and/or deported, most of them sent to Auschwitz. 742 were murdered in the camps, 23 died as a result of extrajudicial execution, murder, and suicide during the war. Between 28 and 34 of those deported survived their continued imprisonment (following their deportation). The Norwegian police and German authorities kept records of these victims, and so, researchers were able to compile information about the deportees.