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'''Group XXI'''<br>

'''Army Norway'''

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'''Army Norway''' (''Armeeoberkommando Norwegen'', abbr. ''AOK Norwegen'') was one of the two [[army]]-level [[headquarters]] controlling [[German]] troops in the far north of [[Norway]] and [[Finland]] during World War II. It was directly subordinate to [[OKW]], the high command headquarters of the [[Wehrmacht]]. It was created from '''Group XXI''' in December of 1940, and disbanded in December of 1944m with its assets taken over by the [[German Twentieth Mountain Army|Twentieth Mountain Army]].

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| dates = December 1940 – December 1944

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'''Army Norway''' (''Armeeoberkommando Norwegen'', abbr.abbreviated ''AOK Norwegen'') was onea ofGerman thearmy twooperating in [[armyNorway]]-level and [[headquartersFinland]] controllingduring [[GermanWorld War II]]. troopsIt inwas theone farof norththe oftwo army [[NorwayEchelon above corps|echelon]] and [[Finlandheadquarters]] duringcontrolling WorldGerman Wartroops IIin the far north. ItArmy Norway was directly subordinate to [[OKWOKH]], the high command headquarters of the [[Wehrmacht]]. It was created from '''Army Group XXI''' in December 1940, itself a successor of 1940the [[XXI Army Corps (Wehrmacht)|XXI Army Corps]], and disbanded in December of 1944m1944, with its tasks and assets taken over by the [[German Twentieth20th Mountain Army (Wehrmacht)|Twentieth20th Mountain Army]].

As of 15 January 1941, the actual strength (''Iststärke'') of Army Norway was 129,759 personnel in total.<ref>A.O.K. Norwegen, IIa. Abschrift für Kriegstagebuch. Iststärke nach dem Stande vom 15 Januar 1941. Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv (BA-MA) RW 39/14, fol. 189.</ref>

== Operations ==

On 27 June 1941, shortly after the beginning of [[Operation Barbarossa]] (22 June), Army Norway consisted of [[XXXVI Mountain Corps (Wehrmacht)|XXXVI Command]] (SS Kampfgruppe Nord, [[169th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|169th Division]]), [[Mountain Corps Norway]] ([[2nd Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)|2nd Mountain Division]], [[3rd Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)|3rd Mountain Division]], [[199th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|199th Division]], [[702nd Infantry Division|702nd Division]]), [[XXXIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)|XXXIII Command]] ([[181st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|181st Division]], [[196th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|196th Division]]) and [[LXX Army Corps (Wehrmacht)|LXX Command]] ([[69th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|69th Division]], [[163rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|163rd Division]], [[214th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|214th Division]]).<ref name="KTB OKW I">{{Cite book |title=Kriegstagebuch des OKW: 1940–1941, Teilband 2 |publisher=Verlagsgruppe Weltbild GmbH |year=2005 |isbn=3828905250 |editor-last=Schramm, Percy E. |___location=Augsburg |pages=1137}}</ref>

A Headquarter Detachment of Army Norway took part in [[Operation Barbarossa]] in [[1941]]. In talks between [[Finland|Finnish]] and German staffs in [[Helsinki]] in June [[1941]], the Germans were given military responsibility over northern Finland; Army Norway was to take [[Murmansk]] and the [[Murmansk railroadrailway]]. The plan was codenamed [[Operation Silberfuchs]] (''Silver Fox''). In January 1942 this HQ detachment became Army Lapland and was responsible for all German forces in Finland. In June 1942 it was renamed 20th Mountain Army.

== Commanders ==

===Commander-in-Chief===

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| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2006-0529-501, Nikolaus v. Falkenhorst.jpg

| military_rank = ''Generaloberst''

'''Army| Norway'''officeholder = ([[Nikolaus von Falkenhorst|Falkenhorst]])

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| born_year = 1885

| died_year = 1968

| term_start = 19 December 1940

| term_end = 18 December 1944

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== Assets ==

'''German Army of Norway''' ([[Nikolaus von Falkenhorst|Falkenhorst]])

* From of January 1941:

'''Army Norway''' ([[Nikolaus von Falkenhorst|Falkenhorst]])

** [[German XXXIII Corps (Germany)|XXXIII Corps]]

** [[German XXXVI Corps (Germany)|XXXVI Corps]]

* From of January 1941:

** [[German XXXIIIMountain Corps|XXXIII CorpsNorway]]

* From of July 1941: (during [[Operation Silberfuchs]])

** [[German XXXVI Corps|XXXVI Corps]]

** [[XXXIII Corps (Germany)|XXXIII Corps]]

** [[Gebirgskorps Norwegen|Mountain Corps Norway]] (''Gebirgskorps Norwegen'')

** [[German XXXVI Corps (Germany)|XXXVI Corps]]

** [[German LXX Corps (Germany)|LXX Corps]]

* From of July 1941: (during [[Operation Silberfuchs]])

** [[German XXXIIIMountain Corps|XXXIII CorpsNorway]]

* From of September 1941:

** [[German XXXVI Corps|XXXVI Corps]]

** [[German LXXXXXIII Corps (Germany)|LXXXXXIII Corps]]

** [[GebirgskorpsXXXVI NorwegenCorps (Germany)|MountainXXXVI Corps Norway]]

** [[LXX Corps (Germany)|LXX Corps]]

** [[Gebirgskorps Norwegen|Mountain Corps Norway]]

* From of September 1941:

** [[German XXXIII Corps|XXXIII Corps]]

** [[German XXXVI Corps|XXXVI Corps]]

** [[German LXX Corps|LXX Corps]]

** [[Gebirgskorps Norwegen|Mountain Corps Norway]]

** [[Finnish III Corps (Continuation War)|Finnish III Corps]]

* From of March 1942: (after creation of [[20th Mountain Army (Wehrmacht)|German Twentieth Mountain Army]])

** [[XXXIII Corps (Germany)|XXXIII Corps]]

* From of March 1942: (after creation of [[German Twentieth Mountain Army]])

** [[German XXXIIILXX Corps (Germany)|XXXIIILXX Corps]]

** [[German LXXLXXI Corps (Germany)|LXXLXXI Corps]]

** [[German LXXI Corps|LXXI Corps]]

== See also ==

* [[German Twentieth20th Mountain Army (Wehrmacht)|Twentieth20th Mountain Army]]

* [[German Twentieth Mountain Army|Twentieth Mountain Army]]

== References ==

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{{Armies of the German Army}}

* "[http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/ArmeenGeb/ArmeeNorwegen.htm Armee Norwegen]". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved May 11, 2005.

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