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Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NOR.I.C.1, pronounced Norisén (approx. "noor-ee-sehn") in Norwegian) was a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) group formed in March 1941 originally for the purpose of performing commando raids during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. Organized under the leadership of Captain Martin Linge, it ...
Formed under the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) in March 1941, this group was originally intended to perform commando raids during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. The SOE was a secret British organization established in 1940 during World War II.
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Operation Kestral was a World War II mission conducted by a branch of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) called Company Linge, which was a Norwegian group. The operation aimed to sabotage production at the Fosdalen iron ore mines.
Later they became known as Company Linge. He led the Norwegian troops during the raid on Måløy, December 28, 1941, and was shot and killed on the stairs of Ulvesund Hotel in Måløy. He became known through the poem, "Martin Linge", by Nordahl Grieg. Linge was in 1942 posthumously awarded the Military Cross.
Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NOR.I.C.1, pronounced Norisén (approx. "noor-ee-sehn") in Norwegian) was a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) group formed in March 1941 originally for the purpose of performing commando raids during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. Organized under the leadership of Captain Martin Linge, it soon became a pool of talent for a variety of special ...
Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NOR.I.C.1, pronounced Norisén (approx. noor-ee-sehn) in Norwegian) was a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) group formed in March 1941 originally for the purpose of performing commando raids during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.
