The Norwegian Army Command Germany () was in charge of the Norwegian contribution to the occupation of the British Zone in Germany, which with the creation of NATO also become a defence force. It was active from the fall of 1946 to the summer of 1953 and represented the Norwegian Army High Command with regards to both the
Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany
The Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany (, 'the Germany Brigade') was a Norwegian expeditionary force stationed in the British zone of Allied-occupied Germany, from 1946 to 1953. At first it was based in the Hanover area and from 1948 ...
and the
British Army of the Rhine
British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) was the name given to British Army occupation forces in the Rhineland, West Germany, after the First and Second World Wars, and during the Cold War, becoming part of NATO's Northern Army Group (NORTHAG) tasked ...
. With changing brigades every 6 months the command represented the continuity in the Norwegian presence in Germany.
Commanders
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Wilhelm von Tangen Hansteen
, 1 September 1946
, 30 September 1948
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, Major General
Ragnvald Roscher Nielsen
, 1 October 1948
, 31 August 1949
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, Major General
Arne Dagfin Dahl
Arne Dagfin Dahl (24 May 1894 – 26 October 1990) was a Norwegian military officer most renowned as the commander of the Alta Battalion during the fighting at Narvik in Northern Norway in 1940.
Early and personal life
Born in Kristiania on ...
, 1 September 1949
, 31 October 1950
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, Major General
Hans Reidar Holtermann
, 1 November 1950
, 30 April 1952
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, Major General
Bjørn Olafsøn Christophersen
Bjorn, Bjorne (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or ...
, 1 May 1952
, 18 June 1953
See also
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Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany
The Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany (, 'the Germany Brigade') was a Norwegian expeditionary force stationed in the British zone of Allied-occupied Germany, from 1946 to 1953. At first it was based in the Hanover area and from 1948 ...
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Allied-occupied Germany
The entirety of Germany was occupied and administered by the Allies of World War II, from the Berlin Declaration on 5 June 1945 to the establishment of West Germany on 23 May 1949. Unlike occupied Japan, Nazi Germany was stripped of its sov ...
Sources and Notes
Tysklandsbrigaden, a veterans' homepage.Agreement relating to the participation of a Norwegian brigade group in the occupation of the British Zone in Germany.
Allied occupation of Germany
Norwegian Army