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This list will consist of weapons employed by the Norwegian army during the Norwegian campaign or the invasion of Norway by Nazi Germany during World War II. Norwegian resistance weapons have been put in a separate category to avoid confusion with those used by the Norwegian army during the Norwegian campaign.
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 ...
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 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).
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 ...
French Third Republic. Polish Armed Forces in the West. The Battles of Narvik were fought from 9 April to 8 June 1940, as a naval battle in Ofotfjord and as a land battle in the mountains surrounding the north Norwegian town of Narvik, as part of the Norwegian Campaign of the Second World War. The two naval battles in Ofotfjord on 10 April and ...
The Norwegian campaign(8 April – 10 June 1940) involved the attempt by Allied forcesto defend northern Norwaycoupled with the resistance of the Norwegian militaryto the country's invasion by Nazi Germanyin World War II.
List of World War II weapons of Norway; List of World War II weapons of Portugal; List of World War II weapons of Romania; List of World War II weapons of Switzerland;