00:00The Rinnan Gang's task was not to openly fight with the Norwegian resistance, but the slow destruction of resistance through
00:07infiltration, denunciation, terror, and torture.
00:12The group operated especially across the territory of central Norway.
00:17Henry Rinnan himself wanted to expand the activity of his gang also in Oslo, the Norwegian capital, but was prevented
00:24from doing so by his German superiors.
00:28Over the course of the war, around 70 Norwegians were involved in Rinnan's network, although the active corps rarely exceeded
00:3630 people at any given time.
00:39From 1943 onward, many members were former frontline fighters who had returned from German military service deeply shaped by violence,
00:48strict discipline, and ideological obedience, men accustomed to using force without restraint and mercy.
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