All subgroups of a abelian group are normal. But the converse is not true. If every subgroup of a group is normal, then what more can we say about the group?
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5http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedekind_group – 2012-06-28
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If $G$ is a finite non-abelian group where all subgroups are normal, then $G \cong Q_8 \times A \times B$ where $A$ is an elementary abelian 2-group (ie, all non-identity elements have order 2), $B$ is abelian of odd order and $Q_8$ is the quaternion group of order 8. A proof can be found in for example Berkovich's Groups of Prime Power Order I believe.
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2An elementary abelian group is one where all elements (except the identity) have the same order. This order is then necessarily a prime. – 2012-06-28