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=== Online Resources === | |||
== Background == | |||
Norway has been involved in several wars, and its first military force is as old as the country itself. In the late middle ages the military was dissolved. The Danish king (Christian IV) decided in 1628 that a Norwegian army was to be re-established. This was the beginning of a permanent Norwegian Army. | Norway has been involved in several wars, and its first military force is as old as the country itself. In the late middle ages the military was dissolved. The Danish king (Christian IV) decided in 1628 that a Norwegian army was to be re-established. This was the beginning of a permanent Norwegian Army. | ||
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Military records identify individuals who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in family records, biographies, census, probate records, civil registration, and church records. Other sources such as church and census records are more easily available and contain better genealogical information than the military records. | Military records identify individuals who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in family records, biographies, census, probate records, civil registration, and church records. Other sources such as church and census records are more easily available and contain better genealogical information than the military records. | ||
=== Types of Records === | |||
Military records include the following: | Military records include the following: | ||
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*[https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead Second World War Dead] | *[https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead Second World War Dead] | ||
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==== Information Recorded in the Records ==== | |||
These records generally identify the soldier's name, age, parish, place of residence in the parish, physical description, and information about military service. | |||
== Branch of Service == | |||
== Conflicts == | |||
Norway was involved in the following significant actions: | |||
'''The Nordic Seven-Year War, 1563-1570''' - War against Sweden waged by Frederic II of Denmark to win control of the Baltic Sea failed. | |||
'''The Kalmar War, 1611-1613''' - Denmark-Norway against Sweden. | |||
'''The Hannibal Feud, 1643-1645. ''' - Norway lost Jämtland and Härjedalen to Sweden. | |||
'''The Krabbe War and Bjelke Feud, 1657-1660''' - Norway lost Trondheim len and Romsdal to Sweden, but took back Jämtland and Härjedalen. | |||
'''The Gyldenløve Feud, 1675-1679''' - Norway's army went against Sweden. Also called the war of Skåne. | |||
'''The Great Northern War, 1700-1720''' - Denmark-Norway joined the conflict in 1709, and as part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Frederiksborg Treaty of Frederiksborg] in 1720 Denmark-Norway gained full control over Schleswig. Small colonies were established in West Indies and Greenland. | |||
'''Action against Sweden in Bohuslän, 1788''' - Denmark-Norway tried to take the fortress Bohus in Bohuslän. | |||
'''The Napoleonic War, 1807-1814''' - Ended by treaty of Kiel in 1814 which forced Denmark to cede Norway to Sweden. | |||
'''World War II, 1940-1945''' - Norway was occupied by forces of Nazi Germany from 9 April 1940 to 8 May 1945. | |||
== Genealogical Value == | |||
== Strategy == | |||
Records of military service in Norway were kept by the Department of Defense. These records are now at the National Archives. The FamilySearch Library has all the available military records for 1643 to 1909 on digitized microfilm. See the FamilySearch Catalog entry for {{FSC|502752|item|disp=Militærprotokoller, 1643-1909}}. For more information on these records and how to use them see the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/norwegian-military-records Norwegian Military Records] class in the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/learning-center FamilySearch Learning Center]. | Records of military service in Norway were kept by the Department of Defense. These records are now at the National Archives. The FamilySearch Library has all the available military records for 1643 to 1909 on digitized microfilm. See the FamilySearch Catalog entry for {{FSC|502752|item|disp=Militærprotokoller, 1643-1909}}. For more information on these records and how to use them see the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/norwegian-military-records Norwegian Military Records] class in the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/learning-center FamilySearch Learning Center]. | ||
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The term ''fjerding ''is mainly used in early records in Norway. It could also mean 1/4th of a county in western Norway, or in Iceland it could men 1/4th of the whole country. In the middle ages a ''fjerding'' could mean 1/4th of a large district or area. | The term ''fjerding ''is mainly used in early records in Norway. It could also mean 1/4th of a county in western Norway, or in Iceland it could men 1/4th of the whole country. In the middle ages a ''fjerding'' could mean 1/4th of a large district or area. | ||
For more historical information about the Norwegian military, see: | For more historical information about the Norwegian military, see: | ||