Paal Frisvold (born 1908)

Paal Frisvold (22 January 1908 – 16 March 1997) was a Norwegian military officer. He was born in Harstad,[1] the son of Erland Frisvold (1877–1971) and Valdis Kaarbø Frisvold (1882–1961).[2][3] He was among the group of central persons who developed military resistance in Norway in 1940 and 1941, eventually leading to the formation of Milorg. In March 1941 he had to flee to Sweden.[4][5] He was staff leader at the Norwegian police troops in Sweden in 1945. From 1961 to 1966 he was assigned chief of the Norwegian Army, with the rank of Lieutenant General.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Paal Frisvold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Steenstrup, Bjørn. 1979. Hvem er hvem? Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Company, p. 177.
  3. ↑ Det Kongelige Frederiks universitets aarsberetning for beretningsaaret. 1929. Oslo: A.W. Brøggers Boktrykkeri, p. 16.
  4. ↑ Moland, Arnfinn (2008). "Milorg utvikles". In Nordseth-Tiller, Thomas; Moland, Arnfinn. Max Manus. Film og virkelighet (in Norwegian). Orion. pp. 34–37. ISBN 978-82-458-0879-7.
  5. ↑ Moland, Arnfinn (1995). "Milorg". In Dahl, Hjeltnes, Nøkleby, Ringdal, Sørensen. Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 271–273. ISBN 82-02-14138-9.


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