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Existence of simultaneously normal finite index subgroups

It is well known that if $K$ is a finite index subgroup of a group $H$, then there is a finite index subgroup $N$ of $K$ which is normal in $H$. Indeed, one can observe that there …
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Groups in which normal subgroups consitiute a chain with respect to inclusion

Let G be a finite group. In general case, given two normal subgroups N and K of G, we need not to have N < K or K< N. The easiest example is the Klein 4-group V4 and its subg …