Norwegian Army Command Germany
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Norwegian Army Command Germany Tysklandskommandoen | |
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Active | 1946–1953 |
Disbanded | 18 June 1953 |
Country | Norway |
Branch | Norwegian Army |
Type | Staff |
Size | 200 |
Part of | Norwegian Army High Command |
Headquarters | Oslo (1946) Oerlinghausen (1947–1948) Neumünster (1948–1950) Rendsburg (1950-1953) |
The Norwegian Army Command Germany (Norwegian: Tysklandskommandoen) 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 and the British Army of the Rhine. With changing brigades every 6 months the command represented the continuity in the Norwegian presence in Germany.
Commanders
Name |
Term began |
Term ended |
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Major General Wilhelm von Tangen Hansteen | 1 September 1946 | 30 September 1948 |
Major General Ragnvald Roscher Nielsen | 1 October 1948 | 31 August 1949 |
Major General Arne Dagfin Dahl | 1 September 1949 | 31 October 1950 |
Major General Hans Reidar Holtermann | 1 November 1950 | 30 April 1952 |
Major General Bjørn Olafsøn Christophersen | 1 May 1952 | 18 June 1953 |
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