Allied Forces Northern Europe

Allied Forces Northern Europe (AFNORTH) was the northern Major Subordinate Command of NATO's Allied Command Europe (ACE), located at Kolsås outside Oslo. In the case of war with the Soviet Union, AFNORTH would assume supreme command of all Allied forces in northern Europe (Norway and Denmark) and Germany north of Elbe/Hamburg and adjacent sea territory.

Allied Forces Northern Europe
Allied Forces Northern Europe Emblem
Active1952–1994
Allegiance North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Part ofAllied Command Europe, Casteau, Belgium
LocationKolsås, Norway
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