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Vatneleiren

Coordinates: 58°51′00″N 05°46′48″E / 58.85000°N 5.78000°E / 58.85000; 5.78000
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Vatneleiren
Hana, Sandnes, Rogaland county
Near Stavanger in Norway
Vatneleiren is located in Rogaland
Vatneleiren
Vatneleiren
Location in Rogaland county, Norway
Coordinates58°51′00″N 05°46′48″E / 58.85000°N 5.78000°E / 58.85000; 5.78000
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorHome Guard
ConditionIn use
Site history
Built byGerman Army
Garrison information
GarrisonAgder og Rogaland Heimevernsdistrikt 08

Vatneleiren is a military base located in the municipality of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway. It was constructed just east of the Hanafjellet mountain just outside the city of Sandnes by the German Army during World War II, and has been used by the Norwegian Army since 1945. After the Cold War ended the number of soldiers stationed there gradually decreased, and the base is now mainly used by the Norwegian Home Guard. The Agder og Rogaland Heimevernsdistrikt 08 (Agder and Rogaland Home District 08) is based here, covering the two southernmost counties of Rogaland and Agder. The United Nations Logistics Officers Centre maintains a training centre in Vatneleiren, offering a logistics course.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "HV-08 (The Norwegian Home Guard) - Pioneers in the equipment field" (PDF). Jerven.
  2. ^ "Agder og Rogaland heimevernsdistrikt 08" (in Norwegian). Forsvaret. Retrieved 2016-03-22.