It was established as a separate arm of the Norwegian armed forces on 10 November 1944.
The nearest Norwegian armed forces other than the guard force were 10 to 12 hours away from the camp.
The Norwegian forces were taken by surprise, and were not in battle order.
Norwegian forces are still in the area picking up the survivors.
These rifles were used by the Norwegian armed forces up to the 2000s.
Bjelke, having arrived some days earlier, was in command of the Norwegian forces.
Norwegian forces, although stationed on the border, were instructed not to enter Sweden.
The Norwegian armed forces will normally not draft a person who has reached the age of 28.
However, due lack of heavy siege cannons, the Norwegian forces were intact.
Along the route they might organize the still dazed and scattered Norwegian forces for further resistance.