Norman Iversen
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Norman Iversen (15 October 1910 – 1964) was a Norwegian sailor, resistance member and communist politician.
He volunteered in the Spanish Civil War from 1937 to 1938, as saboteur. Back in Norway, he was recruited to the Bergen branch of the Wollweber League. He reorganized and led the Bergen branch of the sabotage group Saborg from 1943 to 1944.[1][2] He was arrested in November 1944, and imprisoned at Veiten in Bergen until the end of the war.[3] He chaired the Bergen chapter of Norwegian Communist Party from 1947 to 1952.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Borgersrud, Lars (1995). "Iversen, Norman". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 198. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Moen, Jo Stein; Sæther, Rolf (2009). Tusen dager (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 284. ISBN 978-82-05-39351-6.
- ^ Ottosen, Kristian, ed. (2004). Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 (in Norwegian) (2nd ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 341. ISBN 82-15-00288-9.
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1964 deaths
- People from Hordaland
- Norwegian sailors
- Norwegian people of the Spanish Civil War
- International Brigades personnel
- Communist Party of Norway politicians
- Politicians from Bergen
- Norwegian anti-fascists
- Norwegian resistance members
- Norwegian prisoners and detainees
- Prisoners and detainees of Germany
- Norwegian torture victims
- Norwegian politician, 1910s birth stubs