Norwegian Army Command Germany Explained

Unit Name:Norwegian Army Command Germany
Tysklandskommandoen
Dates:1946–1953
Country:Norway
Branch:Norwegian Army
Type:Staff
Size:200
Command Structure:Norwegian Army High Command
Garrison:Oslo (1946)
Oerlinghausen (1947–1948)
Neumünster (1948–1950)
Rendsburg (1950-1953)
Garrison Label:Headquarters
Disbanded:18 June 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
Major General Wilhelm von Tangen Hansteen1 September 194630 September 1948
Major General Ragnvald Roscher Nielsen1 October 194831 August 1949
Major General Arne Dagfin Dahl1 September 194931 October 1950
Major General Hans Reidar Holtermann1 November 195030 April 1952
Major General Bjørn Olafsøn Christophersen1 May 195218 June 1953

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