SS-Schijäger Batallion "Norge" : norwegian ski infantry on the Eastern front

Norway was one of the nations producing the highest number of volunteers for the German war machine during World War II. Most of them ended up in the mechanized units belonging to the famous Waffen SS units Wiking and Nordland, but a number of them etched their place in the history books as members [...]
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Norway was one of the nations producing the highest number of volunteers for the German war machine during World War II. Most of them ended up in the mechanized units belonging to the famous Waffen SS units Wiking and Nordland, but a number of them etched their place in the history books as members of the elitist subdivisional units of the SS Division Nord, fighting above the Polar Circle during the war. Among these units were the Ski Infantry Battalion-the SS-Schijager Batallion Norge. This is their story.