Parade of the <i>Arbeidstjenesten</i> (AT), the Norwegian Labour Service in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German-occupied_Norway" class="extiw" title="en:German-occupied Norway">German-occupied Norway</a> during World War II, in Oslo, Norway on October 25, 1941.
<ul><li>According to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.historikerkommission-reichsarbeitsministerium.de/sites/default/files/inline-files/Working%20Paper%20UHK%20A12_Fr%C3%B8land%2BHatlehol%2BIngulstad_0.pdf"><i>Regimenting Labour in Norway During Nazi Germany's Occupation</i></a>, the Labour Service in Norway, established under the Administrative Council, became compulsory for young men from April 1941 onwards. Initially presented as voluntary, it gradually followed the Nazi model of the Reichsarbeitsdienst. The service aimed to mobilize domestic labor and employed approximately 40,000 Norwegians during the occupation. Their tasks primarily involved simple physical labor rather than skilled construction work. The emphasis was on agricultural work, with a smaller percentage engaged in forestry, road construction, and relief work. The Women's Labour Service (<i>Kvinnelig Arbeidstjeneste</i>) also transitioned towards obligatory service, including fixed service periods in camps, starting from 1942.</li></ul>
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/59811348@N05">Riksarkivet (National Archives of Norway)</a> from Oslo, Norway
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/national_archives_of_norway/8613727298/">Arbeidstjenestens samling på Universitetsplassen ved Universitetets aula.</a>