Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany
The Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany (Norwegian: Tysklandsbrigaden, 'the Germany Brigade') was a Norwegian expeditionary force stationed in the British zone of Allied-occupied Germany, from 1946 to 1953. At first it was based in the Hanover area and from 1948 to 1953 in the Schleswig-Holstein area of Germany as part of the British occupying force after World War II.
| Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany Tysklandsbrigaden | |
|---|---|
Officer training of Norwegian soldiers in occupied Germany, 1947. | |
| Active | 1947–1953 |
| Country | Norway |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | 4,200 |
| Part of | Norwegian Army Command Germany, 5th Infantry Division (UK) |
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