Hagbarth Schjøtt, Jr.

Hagbarth Schjøtt, Jr. (25 February 1920 – 2001) was a Norwegian resistance member during World War II and later businessperson.

He was a son of businessperson Hagbarth Schjøtt, Sr.[1] Before the Second World War he took a tailor's education. When the war reached Norway on 9 April 1940, with the German invasion, Utne volunteered and fought for Norway in the battles of Southern Norway. After Norway capitulated, he was a co-founder of the resistance group "Theta.[2] The group was self-initiated in a circle of friends, but they lacked contacts, knowledge and materials to actually conduct intelligence work.[3] Other members of the group running "Theta" were Bjarne Thorsen, Kristian Ottosen,[3] Helmer Dahl,[4] Leif Utne and Jan Dahm.[2] A radio transmitter was set up in December 1941, with its headquarters at the famous seaside location Bryggen.[5] "Theta" is best known for notifying the Allies in January 1942 about the presence of the German battleship Tirpitz in Åsenfjorden in Trøndelag.[6]

"Theta" was unveiled in 1942, and the members had to flee Norway. Schjøtt hid in a ship that sailed to Oslo, and from there he fled via Sweden to the United Kingdom. From 1942 to the war's end in 1945 he served on a motor torpedo boat operating out of Shetland.[6]

After the war he ran a business in ready-made clothing. He was a board member of the Federation of Norwegian Industries. After he lost his wife, he involved himself in the Norwegian Cancer Society.[2] He died in 2001.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Genealogy
  2. 1 2 3 Rødland, Kjartan (24 February 1995). "Gjenspeiler byens historie". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 24.
  3. 1 2 Ask, Øyvind (9 September 2004). "Spilte gal for å overleve". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 33.
  4. ↑ Kirkeeide, Norman; Valaker, Tormod (31 March 1999). "Forsker, humanist og elektronikkfadder". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 39.
  5. ↑ "Dagen i dag – lørdag 4. desember" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 2 December 1993.
  6. 1 2 3 Ottosen, Kristian (6 December 2001). "Minneord". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 26.


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