Milorg

Milorg (abbreviation of militær organisasjon – military organization) was the main Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.

Resistance work included intelligence gathering, sabotage, supply-missions, raids, espionage, transport of goods imported to the country, release of Norwegian prisoners and escort for citizens fleeing the border to neutral Sweden.

[1] Following the German occupation of Norway in April 1940, Milorg was formed in May 1941 as a way of organizing the various groups that wanted to participate in an internal military resistance.

At first, Milorg was not well coordinated with the Special Operations Executive (SOE), the British organization to plan and lead resistance in occupied countries.

This lack of coordination led to a number of deadly incidents, creating bitterness within Milorg.