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HV-016
Former military unit of Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Home Guard Special Division 016 (Norwegian: Heimevernets spesialavdeling 016; abbreviated as HV-016) is a former military unit of Norway, that was a part of the Home Guard. It was established after 1985[1] to "stop terror- or sabotage actions that could weaken or paralyze Norway's ability to mobilize its military and its ability to resist".
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It was decommissioned on 1 January 2011. Investigation after the 2011 Norway attacks, revealed that only parliament had the authority to have the unit decommissioned, but the matter was brought to parliament after the fact.