Knut Strøm

Knut Strøm
Knut Strøm
Born	25 January 1923; Ullensaker Municipality
Died	10 September 2007 (aged 84); Voss Municipality
Allegiance	Norway
Branch	Norwegian Army
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Awards	Order of the British Empire
Spouse	Mari Gjukastein (married 2001)
Relations	Inger Strøm Wilson (daughter); Rolf Strøm (son);

Knut Strøm (25 January 1923 – 10 September 2007) was a Norwegian resistance fighter and lieutenant colonel in the Norwegian army. He participated in the resistance work during World War II as an agent in the clandestine intelligence organisation XU.^[1] Knut Strøm was a platoon leader in the tysklandbrigaden (Germany brigade) in 1948^[2]

before he in 1949 started serving in Hans Majestet Kongens Garde (the Norwegian Royal Guards). In 1969 Knut Strøm was awarded an MBE-medal by the British ambassador Bernsley for his many years of service in exercise Hardfall.^[3]

References

↑ Syltevik, K., Militær etterretning i Ullensaker og Øvre Romerike 1943-1945. Avdeling XU, p. 319.
↑ Strøm, K., Troppssjef i Tysklandsbrigaden
↑ Aalen, Olav (2011). Soga om Hardfall. Selja Forlag. p. 16. ISBN 978-82-8240-044-2.

[1] Syltevik, K., Militær etterretning i Ullensaker og Øvre Romerike 1943-1945. Avdeling XU, p. 319.

[2] Strøm, K., Troppssjef i Tysklandsbrigaden

[3] Aalen, Olav (2011). Soga om Hardfall. Selja Forlag. p. 16. ISBN 978-82-8240-044-2.

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