Editing Hemnes Municipality (section)

==History==
[[File:Memorial stone for partisans A.JPG|thumb|left|Memorial for Yugoslav partisans taken as [[POW]]s.]]

===Second World War===
As part of their drive on [[Northern Norway]], a detachment of three hundred German soldiers landed at Hemnes from the captured Norwegian coastal steamer [[SS Nordnorge (1923)|SS ''Nordnorge'']] on 10 May 1940 and captured the municipality from a platoon of British soldiers from No. 1 [[Independent Company]], despite a spirited defence in the streets of [[Hemnesberget]]. A [[Royal Navy]] task force consisting of the anti-aircraft cruiser [[HMS Calcutta (D82)|''Calcutta'']] and destroyer [[HMS Zulu (F18)|''Zulu'']] sank the former Norwegian steamer and shelled the German forces in the town, but were unable to dislodge the German landing force.

A [[Norwegian Army]] detachment attempted a counterattack against the German's positions, but was driven back. The town was again bombarded on 12 May by a passing Royal Navy force without significant effect, leaving Hemnes in German control for the rest of the war.<ref>{{Cite web |year=1952 |title=The Campaign in Norway |url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/UK-NWE-Norway/UK-NWE-Norway-12.html#page181 |publisher=HyperWar |location=London: HMSO}}</ref>