Norwegian Independent Company 1

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Norway and World War II
Key events
Weserübung · Norwegian Campaign Elverum Authorization Midtskogen · Vinjesvingen Occupation and Resistance Camps · Holocaust · Telavåg Martial law: Trondheim Festung Norwegen Heavy water sabotage Post-war purge
People
Haakon VII · Nygaardsvold · CJ Hambro CG Fleischer · Otto Ruge Jens Chr. Hauge
Quisling · Jonas Lie · Riisnæs Josef Terboven · Wilhelm Rediess von Falkenhorst
Organizations
Milorg · XU · Linge · Nortraship
Nasjonal Samling
Supported the exiled legitimate government      Supported the German occupiers and Nazi party

Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NOR.I.C.1, also Norisen) was a SOE group formed in March of 1941 for the purpose of performing commando raids in occupied Norway. It was organized under leadership of Captain Martin Linge. Their initial raids in 1941 were to Lofoten (Operation Claymore) and Måløy (Operation Archery), where Linge was killed. Their best known raids were probably the Norwegian heavy water sabotage. Other raids included the Thamshavnbanen sabotage.

In Norway, they were known as the Linge Company (Kompani Linge) throughout the war.

In cooperation with Milorg, communication lines with London were gradually improved during the war, so that by 1945, 64 radio operators were spread throughout Norway.

A total of 530 Norwegians served in NOR.I.C.1, of which 57 lost their lives.

[edit] Operation Seagull Agents

• Cpl. Sverre Granlund - had also served as a commando during Operation Musketoon
• Sgt. Thorlief Daniel Grong
• Lt. Per Getz
• Pte. Eivind Dahl Eriksen
• Pte. Hans Rohde Hansen
• Tobias Skog

[edit] Telavåg Agents

• Emil Gustav Hvaar (codename Anchor)
• Arne Vaerum (codename Penguin)