Operation Almenrausch
| Operation Almenrausch | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Second World War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Norway | Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Peder Furubotn | Hellmuth Reinhard | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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NKP Milorg |
SS STAPO | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | At least 800 police and troops | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Two killed 38 arrested, at least one of whom were later executed | None | ||||||
Operation Almenrausch was a counter-resistance operation in occupied Norway, planned and carried out by the Wehrmacht and the Nazi-controlled Norwegian Statspolitiet on 13 June 1944. It was named after the Almenrausch, an "Alpine Rose" growing in continental Europe.