Editing Sandefjord (section)

=== World War II ===
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-113-0003-15, Nordeuropa, Küstenbatterie, Bunker.jpg|thumb|upright|German [[fortresses]] were constructed on both [[Vesterøya|West]]- and [[Østerøya|East Island]].]]
A week after [[Operation Weserübung]], German forces entered Sandefjord on 16 April 1940. About 30-40 men arrived in semi-trucks from [[Horten]] under the leadership of Erik von Drydalski. After handing their directives to Sandefjord police chief Kjartan Bruun Hansen, the men left for Hotel Atlantic, where they established their headquarters in Sandefjord. German troops in Sandefjord soon rose to 200.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Christophersen |first=Egil |title=Vestfold i krig |publisher=Bokkomitéen |year=1989 |isbn=9788299199506 |pages=16–17 |language=no}}</ref> At the beginning of the [[German occupation of Norway]], a German ''Hafenkapitän'' ([[harbormaster]]) was placed at Tollboden, and a representative for [[Admiral Norwegen]] was placed in an office building at [[Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted|Framnes verft]]. German soldiers could be seen marching throughout the city. At the beginning of the occupation, over 2,000 German officers visited ''Socitetsbygningen'' (today's [[Park Hotel (Sandefjord)|Park Hotel]]), which belonged to [[Sandefjord Spa]]. The [[Nazi flag]] was waving over the building during the visit. Norwegian students were told to learn the German language, and handed out a book, ''[[Deutsche Fibel]]''. They were also given a copy of Adolf Hitler's book ''[[Mein Kampf]]'' translated into the Norwegian language.<ref name="LH17">{{Cite book |last=Holskjær |first=Lars |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020062948131 |title=Kamper uten tall : fra Sandefjords historie |publisher=Forlagshuset i Vestfold |year=2017 |isbn=9788293407294 |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|116–117}}

[[File:Albert-kristoffer-johan-skålsvik.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Albert Skålsvik of Krokemoa is honored at ''[[Minnehallen]]''.]]
German forces constructed two coastal forts in Sandefjord, located at the southern tips of two local peninsulas: [[Vesterøya]] and [[Østerøya]]. The largest German construction in Sandefjord took place at [[Vesterøya|Folehavna]], where a fortress was erected in the spring of 1941. Four cannons with a target range of {{convert|14|km}} were installed at the site, along with a {{convert|120|m|adj=on}} tunnel. The four {{convert|15|cm|adj=on}} cannons were installed in concrete gun pits on the sloping rocks. German construction also took place by the lake [[Goksjø]], and also at Jernbaneallén, where a former garage structure was turned into a prison camp.<ref name="LH17" />{{rp|121–122}}<ref name="FO97">{{Cite book |last=Olstad |first=Finn |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015102906004 |title=Sandefjords historie B.2: En vanlig småby? |publisher=Sandefjord kommune |year=1997 |isbn=8299379725 |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|114}}

Many local residents were killed during World War II, including a number of seamen. Håkon Andersen of Framnes was killed onboard ''Arcturus'' when the ship was attacked by British [[Beaufighter]]s. Albert K. J. Skålsvik (1921–1944) of Krokemoa, a member of the Norwegian Homefleet ("Hjemmeflåten"), was 18 years when the war broke out. Skålsvik was killed, along with the captain, when the ship ''DS Kong Bjørn'' was attacked by allied warplanes by [[Ryvingen Lighthouse]] in 1944. He is now commemorated at the [[Minnehallen|Hall of Remembrance]] in the town of [[Stavern]] in neighborin [[Larvik Municipality]]. Skålsvik's younger brother, Bernard, was also a part of the Homefleet and was killed at age 17 in 1945.<ref name="LH17" />{{rp|192}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tønnessen |first=Johan Nicolay |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008052600012 |title=Kristiansands historie : 1914-1945 : i krigens århundre |publisher=Christianssands sparebank |year=1974 |page=544 |language=no}}</ref>

Radios were illegal, and people of Sandefjord such as Henry Melby of [[Gokstad]] was arrested for having a radio in 1942. He was incarcerated at the tanker ''Inger Johanne'', which was attacked by allied warplanes in 1944, killing 15 people, including Henry Melby.<ref name="LH17" />{{rp|192}}

In the fall of 1941, German occupation forces replaced Sandefjord's city manager Finn Sandberg with [[Nasjonal Samling|NS]]-member [[Frithjof Holtedahl]] who was soon appointed mayor. The neighboring [[Sandar, Norway|Sandar Municipality]] received its NS mayor in November 1941, Ole Kristian Holtan.<ref name="FO97" />{{rp|119}} Olaf Bøe from [[Nasjonal Samling]] was appointed editor for [[Sandefjords Blad|Sandefjords Presse]] by [[Anders Beggerud]] in 1944.<ref name="FO97" />{{rp|119}}

Following World War II, Norway became one of the founding members of [[NATO]] and several air bases were constructed in Norway using NATO funds. One of these was [[Sandefjord Airport Torp]], which was to be used by the [[United States Air Force]] in case of war. Construction began in 1953 and was completed in July 1956.