Knut Strøm

Knut Strøm
Born(1923-01-25)25 January 1923
Ullensaker Municipality
Died10 September 2007(2007-09-10) (aged 84)
Voss Municipality
SpouseMari Gjukastein (married 2001)
Relatives
  • Inger Strøm Wilson (daughter)
  • Rolf Strøm (son)
Military career
Allegiance Norway
Branch
Norwegian Army
Rank
Lieutenant colonel
AwardsOrder of the British Empire

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. Knut Strøm was a platoon leader in the tysklandbrigaden (Germany brigade) in 1948

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.

References

  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.