Norwegian Army Command Germany

Norwegian Army Command Germany
Norwegian Army Command Germany
Tysklandskommandoen
Active 1946–1953
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)
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 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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