The State Administration Database

Norwegian Joint Headquarters

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01.08.2009 Founding by complex reorganization

Name: Norwegian Joint Headquarters
Short name: FOH
Affiliations: Other public administration body
Hierarchical level: Highest level
COFOG 02 Defence
Superior body: Ministry of Defence
Belongs to group Norwegian armed forces
Main affiliation category: Body part of group subordinated ministry
Located: 1804 Bodø

Norwegian Joint Headquarters is the central joint operational command, and plans and leads the Armed Forces’ operations in times of peace, crisis and war.

Remarks

* = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

* = If a name is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies a direct translation from Norwegian to English. The translation is thus not necessarily the official one (if any exists at all).

Comment to the change-of-name event: Sometimes the old and new name is the same. This occur when the translation to English haven’t taken into consideration minor Norwegian name change.