John Rognes

John Ingebrigt Rognes (18 June 1902 30 July 1949) was a Norwegian military officer and Milorg pioneer.

John Ingebrigt Rognes
Rognes, ca. 1924
Born(1902-06-18)18 June 1902
Trondheim, Norway
Died30 July 1949(1949-07-30) (aged 47)
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materNorwegian Military Academy

Career

Rognes was born in Trondheim to police officer I. Rognes and Marie Johanne Iversen, and was married to Ragna Brandt. He graduated from the Norwegian Military Academy in 1924.[1] During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he organized early military resistance, along with Olaf Helset and Paal Frisvold. In 1941 he fled to the United Kingdom, where he assumed a central position with the Norwegian Army in exile in Britain.[2]

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References

  1. Barth, Bjarne Keyser, ed. (1930). "Rognes, J. I.". Norges militære embedsmenn 1929 (in Norwegian). Oslo: A. M. Hanche. p. 496.
  2. Kraglund, Ivar (1995). "Rognes, John". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
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