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company > regiment ?

"all regiments were in the 1st Company" i am no expert but I always thought a company is smaller than a regiment? 46.15.119.11 (talk) 18:58, 15 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have made a change there, which might improve the understanding.Tennisedu (talk) 20:50, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Norwegian Power Output?

The article states that "Furthermore, attacks on Norwegian power stations, which supplied the country with 49% of its power, might drive the Axis powers out of the country and give the Allies a direct link to Russia.” Norway only supplied 49% of its own power?

I assume “the country” here is Norway. That could benefit from some gentle disambiguation.

Is this what the cited source says? (For convenience, that source is Nadler, John (2005). A Perfect Hell. Canada: Anchor Canada. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-385-66141-6.)

Or might the source refer to a particular subset of Norwegian power stations, e.g. hydroelectric plants?

There’s been more than enough time for change, but this is strikingly different from the current situation reported here (Energy in Norway), in which 99% of Norway’s electricity is hydroelectric, and Norway is a net exporter.

Jdickinson (talk) 09:01, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have a copy of Nadler, and the relevant passage is on P.27. The context is incorrect as you quote it, the planned attack was not upon ALL Norwegian power stations but on a few (14) which would be vulnerable to the special attack force equipped with the new snow vehicles, and those power stations which were targeted accounted for 49% of Norwegian power capacity (presumably from all sources, not just hydro).

Here is the quote from Nadler, "...Pyke's plan to neutralize Norway as an "economic asset" to the Germans by unleashing snow commandos and their armor against the fourteen (14) Norwegian electric power stations that generated 49 percent of the country's power." Tennisedu (talk) 16:01, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Recruitment.

A quick question, when the france campaign starts for the forcemen, it mentions the force is brought up to 2,000 men by recruitment, where are these recruits coming from? Are they rangers or 10th Mountain? Or are they men who went through the same process as the other forcemen but much later, I dont think they'd let some random GI Joe into an elite alpine unit with no special forces training, would love to find an answer. Maxthedogedude2279 (talk) 21:41, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]