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This is a list of Norwegian military equipment of World War II. This list will mainly focus on the equipment of the Norwegian army during the Norwegian campaign or World War II invasion of Norway by Nazi Germany. For Norwegian resistance or other Norwegian forces after the German occupation of Norway please put them under different headers to ...
The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway in 1628. The Army participated in various continental wars during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries as well, both in Norway and abroad, especially in World War II (1939–1945).
The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) was established by a royal decree on 1 November 1944, thereby merging the Army and Navy air forces. No. 331 (Norwegian) Squadron defended London from 1941 and was the highest scoring fighter squadron in South England during the war.
The Royal Norwegian Navy(Norwegian: Sjøforsvaret, lit. 'Sea defence') is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forcesresponsible for navaloperations of Norway, including those of the Norwegian Coast Guard. As of 2008[update], the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, 32,000 when fully mobilized ...
Belgium. Light machine gun. 5.56×45mm NATO. In 2011, the Minimi was also selected as the new light machine gun of the Norwegian Armed Forces, and an order was placed with FN for 1,900 weapons. [ 12 ][ 13 ] Sight: Elcan SpecterDR 1-4×. Minimi MK3. Belgium. General purpose medium machine gun. 7.62×51mm NATO.
The Norwegian resistance (Norwegian: Motstandsbevegelsen) to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms: Asserting the legitimacy of the exiled government, and by implication the lack of legitimacy of Vidkun Quisling 's pro-Nazi regime and Josef Terboven 's ...
Collector William Hakvaag (born 1948), who opened the museum in Svolvær in 1996, has filled it with militaria from World War II, especially equipment from soldiers who fought in German-occupied Norway (1940–1945). [6] Photo: 2022. The small museum has a diverse collection of military uniforms and equipment as well as smaller objects from ...
German infantry weapons in the Askifou War Museum, Crete. Lists of World War II military equipment are lists of military equipment in use during World War II (1939–1945). They include lists of aircraft, ships, vehicles, weapons, personal equipment, uniforms, and other equipment. There are aggregated military equipment lists by country, and ...