Ole Berg

Ole Berg, Norwegian Lieutenant general

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

  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. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
Military offices
Preceded by
Halvor Hansson		 Chief of Defence of Norway
1946–1955		 Succeeded by
Finn Lambrechts


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