Brigade 6
Encyclopedia
Brigade 6 is an inactive Norwegian
Infantry
Brigade
. Upon mobilization of the Norwegian Army, this Infantry Brigade will be under the command of the 6th Division of the Norwegian Army.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
Infantry
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
Brigade
Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
. Upon mobilization of the Norwegian Army, this Infantry Brigade will be under the command of the 6th Division of the Norwegian Army.
Further Reading (Norwegian)
- 6. Divisjon DKN 1940-1990, 50 år side 43, 62
- Hæren etter den annen verdenskrig 1945-1990, Hærstaben 1990, 3. opplag, vedlegg 17 side 542, sider 185-186, 329, 507
- Fanenemnda av 2002, FO/HST, Forsvarsmuseet, Biblioteket, hylle 929.9 fan