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Bey, Erich (23.03.98-26.12.43)
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4th Destroyer Flotilla at Narvik in 1940, he took over command of all destroyers
there from Kommodore Bonte when the latter was killed in action on 10.04.40
. Bey was appointed ‘Führer der Zerstörer’ on 10.05.40 and was
to hold this post until his death onboard the battlecruiser Scharnhorst
whilst at the same time acting as taskforce commander with the rank of
Konteradmiral. He had joined the navy on 03.01.16 and was a ‘Destroyer
man’ for most of his career, he was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 09.05.40
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Bjoner, Olga (1887-1969)
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Bjoner was propaganda
leader for the NS Womans Organisation (NSK) from December 1940 to August
1941 when she was ecected leader. Olga Bjoner was author for the NS magazine
“Heim og Ætt”, and leader for “Kvinnehirden”.
She was sentenced to
6 years prison in 1948, and released a book: “Dette har hendt” in 1955. |
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Blehr, Eivind (1881-1957)
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| Eivind Stenersen Blehr,
a pre war NS member, was born in 1881, and was a
highly educated and experienced law professor. Blehr was Norway’s representative
when the Geneva Conventions were written, He had however, to resign from
the Government on the 12th June 1944 because of a very bad relationship
with the Germans. Blehr was found guilty during the post war trials, and
got a sentence of 20 years hard labour. He died in 1957. |
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Boehm, Hermann (1884-1972)
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| Generaladmiral Boehm
was commander of the entire Kriegsmarine in Norway. When Raeder had to
leave his position, Boehm also had to leave, this was in February 1943.
He was succeeded by admiral Otto Ciliax (1891-1964) |
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Bonte, Friedrich
(19.10.96-10.04.40)
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| Was commander of the
German naval forces at Narvik on 09.04.40, at the same time he was ‘Führer
der Zerstörer’, a post he had held from 26.10.39. Bonte was killed
in action against British destroyers whilst onboard the destroyer Wilhelm
Heidkamp, he was replaced by Erich Bey . Bonte joined the navy on 01.04.14
and served at sea throughout the majority of WWI, he rose to the rank of
Kommodore to which he was promoted on 01.11.39. He was posthumously awarded
the Ritterkreuz on 17.10.40. for his actions at Narvik. |
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Böhme, Franz Friedrich
(1894-1947)
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Böhme
was “General der Gebirgstruppen”, and was appointed Commander of the “Wehrmacht”
in Norway on the 18th January 1945, succeeding Generaloberst Lothar Rendulic.
Böhme, who was an
Austrian, had served in the Austrian army, and participated in the campaigns
against Poland and France. He became German high commander in Serbia in
1941, and is regarded as responsible for the massacre at Kragujevac in
October 1941, among other atrocities.
He served for a period
with the “20th Gebirgsarmee” in Finland, but was ordered to the Balkans
again. Soon after, Böhme survived an airplane crash, and was heavily
injured. After his recover, he came to Norway.
He committed suicide
in 1947, while being imprisoned in Nürnberg, by jumping from the 4th
floor in the prison. |
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