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| Army Norway | |
|---|---|
| German:Armee Norwegen | |
| Active | December 1940 – December 1944 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch |  German army ( Wehrmacht) |
| Size | Army |
| Engagements | Eastern Front |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Eduard Dietl Lothar Rendulic |
Army Norway (Armeeoberkommando Norwegen, abbreviatedAOK Norwegen) was a German army operating inNorway andFinland duringWorld War II. It was one of the two armyechelonheadquarters controlling German troops in the far north. Army Norway was directly subordinate toOKH, the high command headquarters of theWehrmacht. It was created fromArmy Group XXI in December 1940, itself a successor of theXXI Army Corps, and disbanded in December 1944, with its tasks and assets taken over by the20th Mountain Army.
As of 15 January 1941, the actual strength (Iststärke) of Army Norway was 129,759 personnel in total.[1]
On 27 June 1941, shortly after the beginning ofOperation Barbarossa (22 June), Army Norway consisted ofXXXVI Command (SS Kampfgruppe Nord,169th Division),Mountain Corps Norway (2nd Mountain Division,3rd Mountain Division,199th Division,702nd Division),XXXIII Command (181st Division,196th Division) andLXX Command (69th Division,163rd Division,214th Division).[2]
A Headquarter Detachment of Army Norway took part in Operation Barbarossa in 1941. In talks betweenFinnish and German staffs inHelsinki in June 1941, the Germans were given military responsibility over northern Finland; Army Norway was to takeMurmansk and theMurmansk railway. The plan was codenamedOperation 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.
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Generaloberst Nikolaus von Falkenhorst (1885–1968) | 19 December 1940 | 18 December 1944 | 4 years, 0 days |
German Army of Norway (Falkenhorst)
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