Yet although Allied forces had entered Germany, and rumours and speculation were rife about a possible invasion of Norway, the Twentieth Mountain Army almost seemed to be at a peace-time status; Böhme had complained in January that there were some units in the Army that took Sunday off as a holiday, and that he could do little to stop it.
Namun meskipun pasukan Sekutu telah memasuki Jerman, dan isu dan spekulasi yang marak beredar tentang kemungkinan invasi ke Norwegia, Tentara Pegunungan ke Dua Puluh tampaknya hampir dalam status masa damai; Böhme telah mengeluh pada bulan januari bahwa ada beberapa unit Tentara yang mengambil libur pada hari minggu, dan ia tidak dapat berbuat banyak untuk menghentikan itu.