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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict the = Battle of Haglebu
| partof = the [[Second World War]]
| image = File:Haglebustøtta, Eggedal - no-nb digifoto 20150127 00018 NB MIT FNR 21278 C.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Monument for the Norwegians who lost their lives in the battle
| date = 26 April  1945
| place = [[Eggedal]], [[Vassfaret]]
| result = Norwegian victory
| combatant1 = {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]] <small>([[Milorg]])</small>
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of Germany 1933.svg|22px]] [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]
| commander1 =
| commander2 =
| strength1 = 100 men<ref>Veum / Brenden, 2009 p. 171.</ref>
| strength2 = 80–140 men<ref>Veum / Brenden, 2009 p. 172. claims 80, while Veum, 2013 p. 725 claims 140</ref>
| casualties1 = 7 dead<br />2 wounded
| casualties2 = 25–30 dead
| casualties3 =
| notes =
| campaignbox={{Campaignbox Norwegian Campaigns (1941 - 1945)}}
}}
The '''Battle of Haglebu''' on 26 April 1945 was a skirmish towards the end of the [[German occupation of Norway]] in the [[Second World War]]. A patrol of German and Norwegian police troops had been tipped off that weapons were hidden in Haglebu and came up from [[Eggedal]] on a search. On the southern shore of Haglebuvannet, the German force divided to search both sides of the lake. On the western side, the Germans received machine-gun fire from the [[Norwegian resistance movement]] ([[Milorg]]) and soon came under attack on the eastern side as well. After about four hours, during which the Norwegians repulsed the German assaults, Milorg carried out an orderly withdrawal before German reinforcements arrived.

Albeit a small battle and local in nature, it had a large effect on the course of the war in Norway. The battle marked a defeat for Norwegians who collaborated with the Germans. This may have contributed to the collaborators' acceptance of the German surrender, which prevented further fighting between Milorg and the collaborators.<ref>Strande, 1977 p. 162.</ref> The resistance allegedly committed a [[war crime]] by executing a prisoner; the Norwegian [[Waffen SS]] soldier Tom Henry Zakariassen (21) was shot after surrendering, allegedly by Lieutenant Peter Fredrik Holst, who was never prosecuted for the alleged war crime.<ref>Veum / Brenden, 2009 p. 174.</ref>

==Footnotes==
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==References==
* Strande, Paul M.: ''[https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007072704035 Fallskjermer over vassfaret]'', Gyldendal. Oslo, 1977. {{in lang|no}}
* Veum, Eirik and Brenden, Geir: ''De som falt'', 2009. {{in lang|no}}
* Veum, Eirik: ''Nådeløse nordmenn: Hirden''. Utg. Kagge. Oslo, 2013. {{in lang|no}}

==External links==
* [https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Haglebuslaget Lokalhistoriewiki: Haglebuslaget] {{in lang|no}}

[[Category:Conflicts in 1945]]
[[Category:1945 in Norway]]