Jens Henrik Nordlie

Jens Henrik Nordlie (18 January 1910 – 2 April 1996) was a Norwegian military officer, resistance fighter from World War II and businessperson. He participated in the Norwegian Campaign in 1940, and was a member of Milorg's leadership in 1941. He worked for the Norwegian High Command in London from 1943, leading one of the two sections of department 4 (FO IV).[1][2] He contributed to the post-war investigation committee, Undersøkelseskommisjonen av 1945, where he wrote the appendix on the fights in Norway in spring 1940.[3] He was operative leader of the clandestine Stay behind in Norway. He was CEO of the company Narvesen from 1957 to 1975, and a co-founder of the organization Fritt Ord.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jens Henrik Nordlie". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. 1 2 Moksnes, Aslaug. "Jens Henrik Nordlie". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Nordlie, Jens Henrik (1947). "Kort oversikt over kampene i Norge våren 1940". Innstilling fra Undersøkelseskommisjonen av 1945. Bilag (in Norwegian) 1. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 73–116.


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