Norwegian Independent Company 1

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 operations in Norway.^[1]

^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kompani Linge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[1] Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kompani Linge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

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v t e Norway and World War II
Key events	Operation Weserübung Norwegian campaign Elverum Authorization Occupation Resistance Camps The Holocaust Telavåg Martial law in Trondheim (1942) Festung Norwegen Heavy water sabotage Liberation of Finnmark Post-war purge
People	Haakon VII Crown Prince Olav Johan Nygaardsvold Halvdan Koht C. J. Hambro Carl Gustav Fleischer Otto Ruge Jens Christian Hauge Gunnar Sønsteby Vidkun Quisling Jonas Lie Gulbrand Lunde Sverre Riisnæs Josef Terboven Wilhelm Rediess Henry Rinnan Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
Organizations	Milorg XU Linge Osvald Group Nortraship Nasjonal Samling Hirden Statspolitiet Sonderabteilung Lola