Kompani Linge

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Kompani Linge was a Norwegian World War II special operations unit trained in Britain that carried out sabotage, intelligence, and resistance missions against German occupation forces.

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Kompani Linge canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norwegian military unit
World War II resistance group
special operations unit
activePeriod 1941–1945
alsoKnownAs NOR.I.C.1
Norwegian Independent Company 1
commemoratedBy Norwegian military traditions
conflict World War II
country Norway
disbandedIn 1945
formedIn 1941
hasRole commando raids
intelligence gathering
sabotage operations
support to Norwegian resistance
headquartersLocation London
linked to: London, England
language Norwegian
legacy symbol of Norwegian resistance in World War II
militaryBranch Norwegian Army
namedAfter Martin Linge
notableOperation Norwegian heavy water sabotage
Operation Anklet
Operation Archery
Operation Grouse
Operation Gunnerside
sabotage of industrial targets in Norway
operatedIn Norway
opposed German occupation of Norway
partOf Special Operations Executive
primaryEnemy Nazi Germany
recruitedFrom Norwegian exiles in Britain
Norwegian merchant seamen
Norwegian refugees
supportedBy British Armed Forces
Norwegian government-in-exile
theaterOfOperations North Atlantic
Scandinavia
trainedBy British Special Operations Executive
trainedIn United Kingdom
typeOfWarfare covert operations
guerrilla warfare
irregular warfare

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Referenced by (4)

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Norwegian resistance movement hasPart Kompani Linge
Joachim Rønneberg militaryBranch Kompani Linge
Gregers Gram memberOf Kompani Linge