Mountain Corps Norway

Mountain Corps Norway

Mountain Corps Norway (German: Gebirgskorps Norwegen) was a German army unit during World War II. It saw action in Norway and Finland.

The corps was formed in July 1940 and was later transferred to northern Norway as part of AOK Norwegen. Its first action was taking part in Operation Renntier, the occupation of Finnish Petsamo. In June 1941 the corps attacked from Petsamo to Murmansk in an operation codenamed Platinfuchs. The attack failed and the corps never reached its goal.

In November 1942 the corps was renamed the XIX Gebirgskorps or XIX Mountain Corps.

In 1944 the corps finally had to retreat back to Norway where it surrendered in May 1945. From November 1944 onwards the corps was also sometimes known as Armeeabteilung Narvik.

Commanders

  • Generaloberst Eduard Dietl (14 June 1940 - 15 January 1942)
  • Generalfeldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner (15 January 1942 - 1 October 1943)
  • General der Gebirgstruppe Georg Ritter von Hengl (1 October 1943 - 15 May 1944)
  • General der Gebirgstruppe Ferdinand Jodl (15 May 1944 - 8 May 1945)

Area of operations

Date Area Subordinate to Operations
1 July 1940 - 19 December 1940 Norway Gruppe XXI Operation Weserübung
19 December 1940 - 14 January 1942 Finland AOK Norwegen Operation Platinfuchs
14 January 1942 - 22 June 1942 Finland AOK Lappland -
22 June 1942 - 24 April 1945 Finland, Norway GebAOK 20 Operation Nordlicht


Organisation

  • 2.Gebirgs-Division
  • 3.Gebirgs-Division (until September 1941)
  • 210th Coastal Defense Division (1943 - October 1944)
  • Er.Os. P (Finnish Separate Detachement P)
  • Finnish 14th Regiment (2 battalions)

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