Yes.
The extreme living conditions of the Eastern front had left the German soldiers feeling fortunate if they were serving in Norway rather than the Hell of the Eastern Front. Occupational duty was preferred more than front line combat. The western allies also opened no major offensives to reclaim Norwegian soil, rather, they conducted small air/naval bombardments & commando raids. The Norweigan Resistance engaged in partisan actions, but with a very heavy German presence their engagement was only on a limited scale. The Nazis had made Norway one of the most heavily fortified countries in the world & had positioned hundreds of thousands of their troops there ( for each of them there was 1 Wehrmacht soldier, for each eighth Norwegian ). It included also a wide range of collaborators & informants, the Germans held a tight-stretched control on the country until the very end of the war.
Wehrmacht also “requisitioned” provisions from the population therefore they had constant supply of food, shelter, & luxury stuff ( cigars, alcohol, etc ) to their soldiers. Well, yup, life was not bad if you were in the service in Norway, aside from that pesky partisan attack or bombing run, there were no large immediate threats of which to be aware for a long portion of the war.
Stationed in German mountain troops in Norway.
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