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Norwegian Independent Company 1
Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NOR.I.C.1, also Norisen) was a SOE group formed in March of 1941 for the purpose of perfoming commando raids in occupied Norway. It was organized under leadership of captain Martin Linge. Their initial raids in 1941 were to Lofoten and Måløy (Operation Archery), where Linge was killed. Their best know raids were probably the Norwegian heavy water sabotage.
In Norway, they were known as the Linge Company (Kompani Linge) throughout the war.
In cooperation with Milorg, communication lines with London was 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.
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