314:
191:
24:
173:
130:
360:
in
February 1942. In May 1942, the unit was withdrawn, returning in June 1942. The Legion left the occupied Soviet Union in 1943, having suffered over 180 casualties in a year. During that period, it had been reinforced by the 1 SS and Police Company under the command of the head of the paramilitary
626:
321:
The unit was formed from volunteers who were assured that it would be a
Norwegian unit with Norwegian officers, uniforms and language and that its area of operations would be
714:
709:
619:
561:
Christensen, Claus BundgĂĄrd; Poulsen, Niels Bo; Scharff Smith, Peter (2017). "Germanic
Volunteers from Northern Europe". In Böhler, Jochen; Gerwarth, Robert (eds.).
612:
286:
395:
663:
313:
517:
604:
473:
719:
88:
60:
704:
67:
371:. The Legion was disbanded in March 1943. The personnel who wanted to continue the SS service were transferred to the
699:
570:
551:
525:
470:
107:
41:
513:
463:
74:
368:
45:
56:
673:
298:
326:
634:
34:
581:
81:
349:
505:
493:
329:. This was done by the Germans to avoid reinforcing any Norwegian territorial claims to the
636:
372:
8:
582:"Legion Norge. Forskelle og ligheder med de øvrige »germanske« legioner i Waffen SS"
501:
402:
334:
325:. Instead, the unit was deployed to Northern Russia in the occupied Soviet Union, in the
226:
658:
270:
593:
566:
547:
544:
Joining Hitler's
Crusade: European Nations and the Invasion of the Soviet Union, 1941
521:
466:
476:
385:
342:
338:
278:
678:
653:
516:. Vol. IV. Translated by McMurry, Dean S.; Osers, Ewald; Willmot, Louise.
388:
330:
251:
693:
648:
597:
580:
Christensen, Claus BundgĂĄrd; Poulsen, Niels Bo; Scharff Smith, Peter (2000).
459:
353:
405:
341:. Initially, Quisling hoped to deploy over 30,000 Norwegian legionaries to
302:
294:
255:
196:
449:
497:
363:
357:
290:
206:
23:
418:
216:
322:
129:
579:
560:
178:
437:
345:, but this was rejected by both the Germans and the Finns.
546:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 317–39.
542:
Sørlie, Sigurd (2018). "Norway". In Stahel, David (ed.).
496:(1998). "Strategy and Policy in Northern Europe". In
715:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1943
48:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
710:Military units and formations established in 1941
317:Norwegian Legion in Northern Russia, summer 1942.
691:
421:, greatest loss of life of Norwegian SS fighters
301:on 29 June 1941, in support of the war aims of
664:Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism
520:. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 941–1020.
620:
627:
613:
518:Military History Research Office (Germany)
492:
443:
456:Hitlerin Saksa ja sen vapaaehtoisliikkeet
108:Learn how and when to remove this message
312:
635:Foreign volunteer units raised for the
692:
541:
608:
46:adding citations to reliable sources
17:
637:German invasion of the Soviet Union
565:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
504:; Hoffmann, Joachim; Klink, Ernst;
13:
535:
398:(December 1941 – 15 December 1941)
337:region, which were desired by the
305:. The unit was disbanded in 1943.
14:
731:
563:The Waffen-SS: A European History
514:Germany and the Second World War
464:Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
348:Coming under the control of the
189:
171:
128:
22:
486:
33:needs additional citations for
510:The Attack on the Soviet Union
508:; Ueberschär, Gerd R. (eds.).
352:, the Legion was stationed at
1:
720:1941 establishments in Norway
425:
391:(June 1941 – 1 December 1941)
378:
674:Volunteer Legion Netherlands
430:
408:(December 1941 – March 1943)
283:Freiwilligen-Legion Norwegen
7:
705:German occupation of Norway
412:
10:
736:
327:Army Group North Rear Area
308:
287:Norwegian collaborationist
644:
245:
240:
232:
222:
212:
202:
184:
166:
158:
142:
127:
122:
700:Legions of the Waffen-SS
394:Legion-Sturmbannfuhrer
236:Approximately 1,900 men
318:
299:German-occupied Norway
282:
274:
146:29 June 1941
446:, pp. 1018–1019.
350:2 SS Infantry Brigade
316:
586:Historisk Tidsskrift
373:SS Division Nordland
42:improve this article
506:MĂĽller, Rolf-Dieter
494:Ueberschär, Gerd R.
403:Obersturmbannfuhrer
297:. It was formed in
659:Free Corps Denmark
419:Battle of Kaprolat
319:
57:"Norwegian Legion"
687:
686:
289:formation of the
261:
260:
118:
117:
110:
92:
727:
669:Norwegian Legion
629:
622:
615:
606:
605:
601:
576:
557:
531:
480:
453:
447:
441:
333:and the Finnish
267:Norwegian Legion
195:
193:
192:
177:
175:
174:
153:
151:
134:Standard of the
132:
123:Norwegian Legion
120:
119:
113:
106:
102:
99:
93:
91:
50:
26:
18:
735:
734:
730:
729:
728:
726:
725:
724:
690:
689:
688:
683:
640:
633:
573:
554:
538:
536:Further reading
528:
502:Förster, Jürgen
489:
484:
483:
454:
450:
444:Ueberschär 1998
442:
438:
433:
428:
415:
386:Sturmbannfuhrer
381:
343:Finnish Lapland
339:Quisling regime
311:
264:
254:
247:
190:
188:
172:
170:
149:
147:
138:
114:
103:
97:
94:
51:
49:
39:
27:
12:
11:
5:
733:
723:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
685:
684:
682:
681:
679:Walloon Legion
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
654:Flemish Legion
651:
645:
642:
641:
632:
631:
624:
617:
609:
603:
602:
577:
571:
558:
552:
537:
534:
533:
532:
526:
488:
485:
482:
481:
448:
435:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
423:
422:
414:
411:
410:
409:
399:
392:
389:Finn Kjelstrup
380:
377:
331:Kola peninsula
310:
307:
262:
259:
258:
252:Finn Kjelstrup
249:
243:
242:
238:
237:
234:
230:
229:
224:
220:
219:
214:
210:
209:
204:
200:
199:
186:
182:
181:
168:
164:
163:
160:
156:
155:
144:
140:
139:
133:
125:
124:
116:
115:
30:
28:
21:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
732:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
697:
695:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
649:Blue Division
647:
646:
643:
638:
630:
625:
623:
618:
616:
611:
610:
607:
599:
595:
592:(2): 419–48.
591:
588:(in Danish).
587:
583:
578:
574:
572:9780198790556
568:
564:
559:
555:
553:9781316510346
549:
545:
540:
539:
529:
527:0-19-822886-4
523:
519:
515:
511:
507:
503:
499:
495:
491:
490:
478:
474:
472:
471:951-746-335-9
468:
465:
461:
460:Mauno Jokipii
457:
452:
445:
440:
436:
420:
417:
416:
407:
404:
400:
397:
393:
390:
387:
383:
382:
376:
374:
370:
366:
365:
359:
355:
354:Krasnoye Selo
351:
346:
344:
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
315:
306:
304:
300:
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
275:Norske Legion
272:
268:
263:Military unit
257:
253:
250:
244:
239:
235:
231:
228:
227:Rear security
225:
221:
218:
215:
211:
208:
205:
201:
198:
187:
183:
180:
169:
165:
161:
157:
145:
141:
137:
136:Norske Legion
131:
126:
121:
112:
109:
101:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73:
69:
66:
62:
59: –
58:
54:
53:Find sources:
47:
43:
37:
36:
31:This article
29:
25:
20:
19:
16:
668:
589:
585:
562:
543:
509:
487:Bibliography
455:
451:
439:
406:Arthur Qvist
396:Jørgen Bakke
362:
347:
320:
303:Nazi Germany
295:World War II
266:
265:
256:Arthur Qvist
197:Nazi Germany
154:– March 1943
135:
104:
95:
85:
78:
71:
64:
52:
40:Please help
35:verification
32:
15:
498:Boog, Horst
694:Categories
458:, p. 121,
426:References
379:Commanders
248:commanders
241:Commanders
185:Allegiance
162:March 1943
150:1941-06-29
68:newspapers
598:2597-0666
431:Citations
369:Jonas Lie
364:Norges SS
358:Leningrad
291:Waffen-SS
271:Norwegian
207:Waffen-SS
159:Disbanded
462:, 2002,
413:See also
285:) was a
217:Infantry
98:May 2010
477:Finnish
384:Legion-
335:Petsamo
323:Finland
309:History
293:during
246:Notable
167:Country
148: (
82:scholar
639:(1941)
596:
569:
550:
524:
469:
279:German
203:Branch
194:
179:Norway
176:
143:Active
84:
77:
70:
63:
55:
356:near
89:JSTOR
75:books
594:ISSN
567:ISBN
548:ISBN
522:ISBN
475:(in
467:ISBN
233:Size
223:Role
213:Type
61:news
590:100
401:SS-
44:by
696::
584:.
512:.
500:;
375:.
367:,
281::
277:,
273::
628:e
621:t
614:v
600:.
575:.
556:.
530:.
479:)
269:(
152:)
111:)
105:(
100:)
96:(
86:·
79:·
72:·
65:·
38:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.