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]

Ole Berg
Born7 October 1890
Died23 September 1968
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationMilitary Officer

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 edit

  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