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Ole Berg

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Ole Berg
Born7 October 1890
Died23 September 1968
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationMilitary Officer

Ole Berg (7 October 1890 – 23 September 1968) was a Norwegian military officer. He participated in the defence during the German invasion of Norway in 1940.[1]

He built up the Norwegian police forces in Sweden from 1943 to 1945. He served as Chief of Defence of Norway (Norwegian: sjef for Forsvarsstaben) from 1946 to 1955. In 1947 he was awarded the title of Commander with Star of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Ole Berg – norsk offiser". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  2. ^ Kristiansen, Tom. "Ole Berg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Defence of Norway
1946–1955
Succeeded by