Brigade 6 is an inactive

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. Upon mobilization of the Norwegian Army, this Infantry Brigade was under the command of the 6th Division of the

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. The 6th Division was commissioned in 1933 to establish a field brigade with the same number as the division. 6th Brigade is often referred to as 6 fields brigade in literature on

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. In 2004, plans called for Brigade 6 to be a mobilisation brigade, using the equipment earmarked for training, maintenance, and repair (the second set of equipment) of Brigade North. Brigade 6 was not to be deployable overseas for international operations, but was planned to be capable of taking part in network-based multinational operations on Norwegian territory.John Berg, 'High Priority: Country Briefing: Norway,'

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, 12 May 2004, 25.

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