AFNORTH

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AFNORTH was a major NATO command responsible for coordinating the defense of Northern Europe during the Cold War.

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AFNORTH canonical 1

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instanceOf NATO major subordinate command
military headquarters
abbreviation AFNORTH
alliance North Atlantic Treaty Organization
linked to: NATO
commandLanguage English
commandStructure Allied Command Europe
country Norway
disestablished 1994
era Cold War
established 1952
fullName Allied Forces Northern Europe
garrison Kolsås
garrisonCountry Norway
hasComponentCommand Allied Air Forces Northern Europe
Allied Forces Baltic Approaches
Allied Forces Baltic Approaches (BALTAP) Headquarters
Allied Forces North Germany
Allied Forces North Norway
Allied Forces North Norway (NON) Headquarters
Allied Forces Schleswig-Holstein and Jutland
Allied Forces South Norway
Allied Forces South Norway (SONOR) Headquarters
Allied Naval Forces Northern Europe
locatedIn Bærum
Kolsås
Norway
memberNationForcesIncluded Denmark
Norway
United Kingdom
United States
West Germany
notableActivity planning for defense of the Nordic and Baltic approaches against Warsaw Pact forces
partOf Allied Command Europe
NATO
primaryMission collective defense under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty
reorganizedAs Allied Forces Northwestern Europe
responsibleForDefenseOf Baltic approaches
Denmark
Northern Europe
Northern Germany
Norway
role coordinated the defense of Northern Europe during the Cold War
subordinateTo Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
successor Allied Forces Northwestern Europe
theater Baltic Sea region
North Atlantic region
linked to: North Atlantic area

Northern Europe
type regional NATO command

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