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- When Germany occupied Norway in 1940 many Norwegian resistance fighters escaped to Britain. Here they were trained as a special Norwegian unit of the secret SOE (Special Operations Executive), which was known as ‘Kompani Linge’, after one of their first commanders, Captain Martin Linge.
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Kompani Linge Memorial, Glenmore Forest Park in Scotland. The original English-language administrative title did not have much resonance in Norwegian and they soon became better known as Kompani Linge (Linge's Company). Martin Linge's death early in the war came to enhance the title, which became formalised as Lingekompaniet in his honour.
Jan 12, 2017 · Kompani Linge’s agents arrived in late February 1943 and searched the area on cross-country skis for the advance party. Finding them, they set off for the plant. Its less guarded side faced a ...
Oslogjengen, also known as Kompani Linge’s Oslo Detachment, was a sabotage group operating in Oslo from May 1944 to May 1945, during the last year of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. They performed a series of successful sabotage operations.
Nov 12, 2016 · November 12, 2016 John Friberg History 0. Kompani Linge - a Norwegian commando unit was formed to destroy a hydroelectric plant that produced heavy water in WWII (photo Wikipedia) A ceremony commemorating the actions of a Norwegian commando group known as Kompani Linge was recently held in Scotland.
Kompani Linge var en gruppe nordmenn som under andre verdenskrig, etter spesialtrening i Storbritannia, ble satt inn i det okkuperte Norge for å utføre sabotasjeaksjoner mot fienden og instruere hjemmestyrkene. Gruppen var oppkalt etter kaptein Martin Jensen Linge, og var underordnet den britiske organisasjonen Special Operations Executive (SOE).
Dec 28, 2023 · The unit, better known as Kompani Linge, conducted extensive intelligence and sabotage operations during the German occupation [ source ]. The Norwegian armed forces shut down the British-trained units after the war. Still, they regained attention in 1953 when establishing the predecessor to today’s Marinejegerkommandoen (MJK).
When Germany occupied Norway in 1940 many Norwegian resistance fighters escaped to Britain. Here they were trained as a special Norwegian unit of the secret SOE (Special Operations Executive), which was known as ‘Kompani Linge’, after one of their first commanders, Captain Martin Linge.
