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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 In May 1942, the unit was withdrawn, returning in June 1942.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
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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
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Christensen, Claus Bundgård; 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:
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Christensen, Claus BundgĂĄrd; Poulsen, Niels Bo; Scharff Smith, Peter (2000).
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Sørlie, Sigurd (2018). "Norway". In Stahel, David (ed.).
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1943
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