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The Norwegian Army (Norwegian: Hæren) is Norway's military land force. Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional It is part of the Norwegian Defence Force along with the Royal Norwegian Navy, the Royal Norwegian Air Force and the Norwegian Home Guard. The Royal Norwegian Navy (often abbreviated as RNoN) is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for naval operations The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF ( Norwegian: Luftforsvaret) is the Air force of Norway. The Norwegian Home Guard (Heimevernet is a rapid mobilization force in the Norwegian military Established in 1628, it currently has a peacetime strength of 16,000, and approximately 51,000 fully mobilized. [1]

The Army is mainly located in two areas, mid-Troms and the south-eastern part of the country, with other special units like the King's Guards and the border guards placed elsewhere. or Romsa ( Sami language) is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest Eastern Norway ( Norwegian: Østlandet ( Bokmål) or Austlandet ( Nynorsk) is the geographical region of the south-eastern

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Pre-WWII history

The Norwegian Army dates back to Viking times, when it consisted of only the household forces of local kings and their allies. The present army was established by the Danish-Norwegian king Christian IV "to defend the kingdom against exterior dangers. Denmark–Norway ( Danish: Danmark-Norge Norwegian: Danmark-Norge or Danmark-Noreg is the historiographical name for a former political entity union Christian IV ( 12 April, 1577 &ndash 28 February, 1648) was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1588 until his death " This is still the primary mission of the Norwegian Army.

The first great victory of the Norwegian Army came in 1808, when the Swedes attempted to invade Norway from the south, but were forced back by the forces of Prince Kristian August. In 1814 the Swedes invaded again, this time with the support of the victors of the Napoleonic wars. The Swedish king intended to take Norway by force, but the Norwegian army could not be broken despite several losses and as a result the war ended with the Swedish king accepting Norway as a separate state with its own constitution - but the Norwegians having to accept him as a king. The officer class was well represented in the forming of the Constitution in 1814, which included clauses providing for a Norwegian national army based on compulsory service.

In 1905, the Storting voted to separate from Sweden. The Storting ( Stortinget, literally "the Great Thing /Assembly" is the Norwegian Parliament, and is located in the capital city The army had been modernized and were highly trained in the years before 1905. War seemed inevitable, and 22,000 men were mobilized, but Norway achieved independence peacefully.

World War II

Main article: Norway in World War II
Main article: Norwegian Campaign

As well as the Norwegian Army taking part in the Norwegian Campaign, Norwegian army members joined the Norwegian resistance movement after German forces occupied Norway. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Starting with the invasion of April 9, 1940, Norway was under Military occupation of German forces and civil rule of a German The Norwegian Campaign, lasting from 9 April to 10 June 1940, led to the first direct land confrontation between the military forces of the Allies Norwegian Resistance Movement (Norske Motstandsbevegelsen is a militant offshoot of the Swedish Resistance Movement, with its base in Norway Likewise there were many Norwegian army members that joined German forces. Norwegian soldiers also joined free Norwegian units in the United Kingdom to continue the fight against the Nazis. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located These units included the Norwegian Independent Company 1 and 5 Troop, No. Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NORIC1 pronounced as Norisen in Norwegian wasa SOE group formed in March of 1941 originally for the purpose of performing commando 10 (Inter Allied) Army Commandos. The British Commandos were first formed by the British Army in June 1940 during World War II as a well-armed but non-regimental raider force employing unconventional [1]

Post World War II

Norway was one of the founding members of NATO, and during the Cold War, the Norwegian Army’s primary role was the defence of Norway and Western Europe’s northern flank. The North Atlantic Treaty Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the British, Dutch and US Marines were tasked to assist in the defence of Norway during any Soviet invasion.

Norway has also contributed to NATO and United Nations peacekeeping forces. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Since 1947 Norway has contributed military personnel to over 40 international operations abroad and some 120,000 Norwegians have served in these operations. The major missions have been UNIFIL (Lebanon), IFOR/SFOR (Bosnia) and KFOR (Kosovo), as well as multiple contributions to UN observer missions.

The Norwegian Army sent troops to support the NATO ISAF mission in Afghanistan, to help free Afghanistan of the Taliban. International Security Assistance Force (10 ( ISAF) is a NATO -led security and development mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately Norwegian special forces were involved in combat operations during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2002, and Norwegian Army troops during Operation Harekate Yolo in 2007. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF is the official name used by the U Operation Harekate Yolo ( Persian for front straightening) was a two part military operation involving NATO ISAF and Afghanistan [2]

Insignia

NATO Code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF-D- Student Officer
Flag of Norway Norway [edit] No Equiv
General
Generalløytnant
Generalmajor
Brigader
Oberst
Oberstløytnant
Major
Kaptein / Rittmester
Løytnant
Fenrik		 No Equiv
NATO Code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
Flag of Norway Norway
[edit]		 No Equivalent No Equivalent
Sersjant
Korporal		 No Equivalent

Grenader

Menig

Organization

Future Structure of the Norwegian Army (click to enlarge).
Future Structure of the Norwegian Army (click to enlarge). Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Korporal is a rank in the Norwegian army and air force. It is the equivalent of Corporal.

The Army is organized along three functional lines:

Subordinate commands

HSTY

Garrisons

Weapons

Individual weapons

Crew weapons

Combat vehicles

Norwegian CV9030
Norwegian CV9030

General-purpose vehicles

References

  1. ^ Forsvarsnett: The Norwegian Army (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-03-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
  2. ^ [Arvtageren til AG-3

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