Anna was a tragic Norwegian civilian victim of WWII. She was a victim of a terrible accident, when the Dutch ship "Voorbode" carrying 273,000 lbs of explosives, caught fire and exploded in Bergen harbor on the morning of April 20. The explosion caused massive damage to the city of Bergen, and killed 158 people, including 98 Norwegian civilians.
"OLSEN, ANNA OVIDIA, cleaning help, Bergen. Born 22 June 1883 in Bergen. Married to Bernhard Olsen, born 1894. Marriage dissolved. 1 child. Died at the workplace on 20 April 1944 in the underexplosion accident in Bergen. (From "Our Fallen")"
"OLSEN, ANNA OVIDIA, cleaning help, Bergen. Born 22 June 1883 in Bergen. Married to Bernhard Olsen, born 1894. Marriage dissolved. 1 child. Died at the workplace on 20 April 1944 in the underexplosion accident in Bergen. (From "Our Fallen")"
Anna was a tragic Norwegian civilian victim of WWII. She was a victim of a terrible accident, when the Dutch ship "Voorbode" carrying 273,000 lbs of explosives, caught fire and exploded in Bergen harbor on the morning of April 20. The explosion caused massive damage to the city of Bergen, and killed 158 people, including 98 Norwegian civilians.
"OLSEN, ANNA OVIDIA, cleaning help, Bergen. Born 22 June 1883 in Bergen. Married to Bernhard Olsen, born 1894. Marriage dissolved. 1 child. Died at the workplace on 20 April 1944 in the underexplosion accident in Bergen. (From "Our Fallen")"
"OLSEN, ANNA OVIDIA, cleaning help, Bergen. Born 22 June 1883 in Bergen. Married to Bernhard Olsen, born 1894. Marriage dissolved. 1 child. Died at the workplace on 20 April 1944 in the underexplosion accident in Bergen. (From "Our Fallen")"
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