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unusual facts about Norwegian Army


War commissar

The war commissar or Kriegskommissar was a Danish Army, Norwegian Army, Prussian Army, Swedish Army and Soviet army military official who was responsible for supplying military arms and provisions, and was in charge of the military budget and conscription.


Gratangen

Gratangen was the site of the Battle of Gratangen, one of the first battles between the German 3rd Mountain Division under Eduard Dietl and the Norwegian 6th Division under General Carl Gustav Fleischer after the German invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940.

Herman Fredrik Zeiner-Gundersen

Herman Fredrik Zeiner-Gundersen (July 4, 1915, Helsinki – October 13, 2002, Bærum) was a Norwegian military officer, a general in the Norwegian Army.

Jarmann harpoon rifle

The M28 Jarmann harpoon rifle was a modification of the Jarmann M1884 Norwegian service rifle.


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Fredriksten

In July 1677 Gyldenløve captured the fortress at Marstrand and joined General Løvenhjelm, who marched into Bohuslen with the main Norwegian army and defeated an army of 8000 Swedes under General de la Gardie.

HJK

Hærens Jegerkommando, the armed forces competence center for commando, airborne, and counterterrorist duty in the Norwegian Army

Northrop N-3PB

On 30 December 1939, Norway sent a purchasing commission to the United States, consisting of a Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service contingent headed by Cmdr. Kristian Østby, and a Norwegian Army Air Service contingent led by Birger F. Motzfeldt.

Otto Ruge

Partially in contrast to what Terje Holm as well as Torkel Hovland claim, military historian Tom Kristensen emphasizes that even though Otto Ruge participated in the downsizing of the Norwegian Army during the early 1930s, he also warned against the renewed threat after 1935 and pointed to the weakness of the Norwegian mobilization system.

Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel

In September 1772, Charles was appointed commander-in-chief of the Norwegian army and he and Louise moved to Christiana.