Explanation of terminology
Translations from Norwegian to English of military terms. Within parenthesis the most
common Norwegian short form may be found.
When reading norwegian sources, note that "aa" is the same as "å" in
Norwegian.
| avdelning (avd.) | unit |
| bataljon (bat.) | battalion |
| berg (bg.) | mountain |
| bil | car or lorry (truck) |
| bru | bridge |
| depot | depot |
| eskadron (esk.) | squadron (company equivalent in cavalry) |
| felt | field |
| festning | fortress |
| flyvåpen | airforce |
| flåten | the navy |
| gevær (gev.) | rifle |
| hæren | the army |
| ingenjør | engineer |
| intendantur (int.) | supply service |
| kolonn (kol.) | column |
| kompani (kp.) | company |
| lag | squad, team |
| landvern (lv.) | local defence |
| pionjær (pi.) | pioneer (engineers trained for field fortifications, roadwork, bridge building and destruction etc) |
| samband (sb.) | communication (radio, telephone etc) |
| sanitet (san.) | sanitary |
| skole | school |
| stab | staff or head quarter |
| standkvarter | head quarter |
| tropp (tr.) | platoon |
| øvelse (øv.) | training |