Icelandic Wartime Museum

History’s

As a former military I really enjoyed the “community” museum. Everything was properly displayed, weapons immaculately cleaned. Staff, provided us with a presentation in English.

Interesting exhibits

The Icelandic Wartime Museum is devoted to the events of World War II in Iceland. Iceland was occupied during World War II, first by the British and then by the Americans. The museum has many inte...

Very interesting and very much worth a visit

This was a very interesting museum in Reydarfjordur, a relatively short detour off Route 1 on the way from Hofn to Egilsstadir. We took Route 1 rather than the F939. The British occupied Iceland in ...

SMALL BUT IMPRESSIVE

As a World War Two buff, I was really looking forward to this site. I admit it was less than I expected but only because it was representative of exactly what was there. As it was, the museum has a ...

Very well presented

We are WWII buffs, so we were excited to visit an museum about the Iceland's role in the war! The museum hours are very limited, so we had to go through quickly; however, we found the displays to be e...