page_title: Allied Forces North Norway
section_title: Commander Naval Forces North Norway
hierarchical_section_title: Allied Forces North Norway / Structure in 1989 / Commander Naval Forces North Norway
caption_attribution_description: English: Meløyvær Fortress Canon B - Russøya This is a photo of a monument in Norway, number: 172582 in the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage database.
context_page_description: Allied Forces North Norway was a NATO command tasked with the defense of Northern Norway. NON's area of responsibility covered the three northernmost counties of Norway: Nordland, Troms and Finnmark, as well as the adjacent sea territory. It formed part of Allied Forces Northern Europe.
context_section_description: Naval Forces North Norway (NAVNON) was tasked with the defence of Northern Norway's coastal waters against Soviet naval incursions and amphibious landings. Operations in the ocean beyond Norway's coastal waters were under the command of NATO Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic's (SACLANT) Northern Sub-Area Command (NORLANT). Therefore NAVNON consisted of coastal artillery units and one fast attack craft squadron. The boats for the fast attack craft squadron were dispatched from units in Southern Norway on a rotational basis.
  Commander Naval Forces North Norway (NAVNON), commanded by a Norwegian rear admiral:
  Olavsvern Naval Base near Tromsø
  22nd Fast Attack Craft Squadron
  Ramsund Naval Base near Narvik
  Sortland Naval Base in Sortland
  Coastal Artillery
  Nordland county:
  Bremnes Fortress in Bodø
  Ofotfjord defenses to protect Narvik
  Korshamn Torpedo Battery in Ballangen
  Porsøy Torpedo Battery in Ballangen
  Nes Fort in Lødingen with 2x 120mm Tornautomatpjäs m/70 automatic guns
  Tjeldøy Fort in Tjeldsund
  Troms county:
  Andfjorden defenses to protect Harstad
  Sandsøy Fort on Sandsøya
  Meløyvær Fortress on Krøttøya with 3x 120mm Tornautomatpjäs m/70 automatic guns
  Skrolsvik Fort in Skrollsvika
  Trondenes Fort in Harstad
  Grøtavær Fort on Grytøya
  Stangnes Fort in Harstad
  Malangen Fjord and Gisundet defenses, covering the Northern entry of the Andfjorden
  Malangen Torpedo Battery in Tennskjær
  Rødbergodden Fort in Aglapsvik
  Gibostad Fort in Gibostad
  Skorliodden Fort in Vangshamn
  Tromsø defenses
  Grøtsund Fort covering the Northern side of Tromsø
  Breiviknes Fort in Ramfjordbotn with 3x 75mm Tornpjäs m/57 automatic guns covering the Northern entry of the Grøtsundet and the Ullsfjorden
  Årøybukt Fort in Lyngseidet with 3x 75mm Tornpjäs m/57 automatic guns to defend the Lyngenfjord
caption: Meløyvær Fortress 120mm Tornautomatpjäs m/70 automatic gun
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