Army Norway (Wehrmacht)
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| Army Norway | |
|---|---|
German army (  Wehrmacht) | |
| Size | Army |
| Engagements | Eastern Front |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Eduard Dietl Lothar Rendulic |
Army Norway (Armeeoberkommando Norwegen, abbreviated AOK Norwegen) was a German army operating in
As of 15 January 1941, the actual strength (Iststärke) of Army Norway was 129,759 personnel in total.[1]
Operations
On 27 June 1941, shortly after the beginning of Operation Barbarossa (22 June), Army Norway consisted of XXXVI Command (SS Kampfgruppe Nord, 169th Division), Mountain Corps Norway (2nd Mountain Division, 3rd Mountain Division, 199th Division, 702nd Division), XXXIII Command (181st Division, 196th Division) and LXX Command (69th Division, 163rd Division, 214th Division).[2]
A Headquarter Detachment of Army Norway took part in Operation Barbarossa in 1941. In talks between
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generaloberst Nikolaus von Falkenhorst (1885–1968) | 19 December 1940 | 18 December 1944 | 4 years, 0 days |
Assets
German Army of Norway (Falkenhorst)
- From January 1941:
- XXXIII Corps
- XXXVI Corps
- Gebirgskorps Norwegen
- From July 1941: (during Operation Silberfuchs)
- XXXIII Corps
- XXXVI Corps
- LXX Corps
- Gebirgskorps Norwegen
- From September 1941:
- XXXIII Corps
- XXXVI Corps
- LXX Corps
- Gebirgskorps Norwegen
- Finnish III Corps
- From March 1942: (after creation of German Twentieth Mountain Army)
- XXXIII Corps
- LXX Corps
- LXXI Corps
See also
References
- ^ A.O.K. Norwegen, IIa. Abschrift für Kriegstagebuch. Iststärke nach dem Stande vom 15 Januar 1941. Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv (BA-MA) RW 39/14, fol. 189.
- ISBN 3828905250.
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