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.
Statements (42)
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Norwegian ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Norwegian resistance in World War II ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Norwegian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Martin Linge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Norwegian heavy water sabotage
NERFINISHED
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Operation Anklet NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Archery NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Grouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Gunnerside NERFINISHED ⓘ sabotage of industrial targets in Norway ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | German occupation of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Special Operations Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEnemy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Norwegian exiles in Britain
ⓘ
Norwegian merchant seamen ⓘ Norwegian refugees ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
British Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norwegian government-in-exile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
North Atlantic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainedBy | British Special Operations Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
covert operations
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guerrilla warfare ⓘ irregular warfare ⓘ |
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