An Analysis Of The Norwegian Resistance During The Second World War

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Text originally published in 1997 under the same title.

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An Analysis of the Norwegian Resistance During the Second World War

By

Major Kim M. Johnson

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

Preface 5

Abstract 5

Chapter 1 — Introduction 6

Chapter 2 — Baseline of Understanding 7

History 7

Warden’s Five Ring Model 7

Chapter 3 — System Analysis of Norway and Germany 9

Leadership 9

System Essentials 12

Infrastructure 14

Population 15

Fielded Forces 18

Chapter 4 — Norwegian Resistance Victories 20

Military Victories 20

Civilian Victories 20

Resistance Victories 21

German Acknowledgment 23

Chapter 5 — Conclusions 24

Appendix A — Scandinavia in 1939 26

Appendix B — Norway After April 9, 1940 27

REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 29

Bibliography 30

Preface

This paper deals with the resistance in Norway during the Second World War, the period of April 1940—until June 1945. While the resistance described is not necessarily what you would normally think of, i.e., military, it was more or less a civilized resistance which most likely saved the Norwegians from the harsh treatment under Hitler’s rule, such as that suffered by France. My main reason for choosing this topic was based on a recent visit to Norway this past year where I had the chance to visit the Norwegian Resistance Museum in Oslo. The memories of what I saw there are forever etched in my mind. When I saw the chance to put these memories along with many hard facts together into a paper, I jumped at it. The value of this paper to other ACSC students is in presenting the material in a format which is taught at ACSC—the Warden model. This is one more example of how his theory can be used to organize an event in history.

I would like to thank Dr. Arfinn Moland for his assistance