Norwegian Pilots in Luftwaffe

[B.F.M. Droog]

Hello all,

Here's some information on Norwegians in the Luftwaffe:

'Norwegians in the service of the German Luftwaffe were much the same as those in the Kriegsmarine. No national unit was ever formed, and an accurate total is, once again, not known. There were likely between 1-3,000 such volunteers. Much like the Norwegian NS party Hirdmarinen and Unghirdmarinen, there also existed an air-related youth branch, the equal of the German Flieger-Hitlerjugend, called the Hirdens Flykorpset. It too provided young recruits to the German Luftwaffe, the first batch being transfered in 1943.'
Source: Norwegian Volunteers in the German Wehrmacht in WWII

The Hirdens Flykorpset

This organization was the Hird Air Section of the National Union. This group was organized in 1942, and it served mainly as a training ground for entrance into the German Luftwaffe, much like the NSFK in Germany itself. (The NSFK served to train Germans prior to entrance into the actual Luftwaffe, and the Hitlerjugend had its own form of NSFK designed to specifically train HJ members prior to entrance into the Luftwaffe). The first group of trained members from the Hirdens Flykorpset was sent to the Luftwaffe in February, 1943. Members of this organization were trained in principals of gliding and powered flight.

Source: Norwegian Collaborationish Forces During WWII

See also: Norwegian Legion Military and Feldpost History

And maybe this site will contain some relevant information: Nordic Aviation during WW2

Regards,

Bart