Norwegian Independent Company 1

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Norway and World War II
Key events
Weserübung Norwegian Campaign Elverum Authorization Midtskogen · Vinjesvingen Occupation · Resistance Camps · Holocaust · Telavåg Martial law in Trondheim (1942) Festung Norwegen Heavy water sabotage Post-war purge
People
Haakon VII of Norway Johan Nygaardsvold Carl Joachim Hambro Carl Gustav Fleischer Otto Ruge Jens Christian Hauge
Vidkun Quisling · Jonas Lie Sverre Riisnæs · Josef Terboven Wilhelm Rediess · Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
Organizations
Milorg · XU · Linge Osvald Group · Nortraship
Nasjonal Samling
Supported legitimate exiled  government.
Supported German occupants  and Nasjonal Samling party.

Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NOR.I.C.1, pronounced as Norisen in Norwegian) was a SOE group formed in March 1941 originally for the purpose of performing commando raids in occupied Norway. It was organized under leadership of Captain Martin Linge. It soon became a pool of talent for a variety of special operations in Norway.

The original English administrative title did not have much resonance in Norwegian and they soon became better known as Kompani Linge (Linge's Company). Linge's death early in the war came to enhance the title, which became formalised as Lingekompaniet (The Linge Company), ('-et' being the definite article suffix).

Their initial raids in 1941 were to Lofoten (Operation Claymore) and Måløy (Operation Archery), where Linge was killed. Their best known raids were probably the Norwegian heavy water sabotage. Other raids included the Thamshavnbanen sabotage.

In cooperation with Milorg, the Norwegian resistance organisation, communication lines with London were gradually improved during the war, so that by 1945, 64 radio operators were spread throughout Norway.

A total of 530 Norwegians served in NOR.I.C.1, of which 57 lost their lives.

[edit] Members

• Alf Aakre
• Jan Allan
• Johannes S. Andersen
• Svein Blindheim
• Jan Baalsrud
• Erik Gjems-Onstad
• Gregers Gram
• Evald Hansen
• Nils Uhlin Hansen
• Knut Haugland
• Knut Haukelid
• Claus Helberg
• Kasper Idland
• Fredrik Kayser
• Arne Kjelstrup
• Jan Herman Linge
• Martin Linge (1894-1941).
• Alf Malland
• Max Manus
• Martin Olsen
• Herluf Nygaard
• Arthur Pevik
• Johnny Pevik
• Jens-Anton Poulsson
• Birger Rasmussen
• Joachim Rønneberg
• Einar Skinnarland
• Ingebjørg Skoghaug
• Odd Kjell Starheim
• Hans Storhaug
• Gunnar Sønsteby
• Edvard Tallaksen
• Anton Telnes
• Ragnar Ulstein
• Knut Wigert

[edit] Operation Seagull Agents

• Cpl. Sverre Granlund - had also served as a commando during Operation Musketoon
• Sgt. Thorlief Daniel Grong
• Lt. Per Getz
• Pte. Eivind Dahl Eriksen
• Pte. Hans Rohde Hansen
• Tobias Skog

[edit] Telavåg Agents

• Emil Gustav Hvaar (codename Anchor)
• Arne Vaerum (codename Penguin)