Knut Strøm

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Knut Strøm
Born(1923-01-25)25 January 1923
Died10 September 2007(2007-09-10) (aged 84)
AllegianceFile:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
BranchNorwegian Army
RankLieutenant colonel
AwardsOrder of the British Empire
SpouseMari Gjukastein (married 2001)
Relations
  • Inger Strøm Wilson (daughter)
  • Rolf Strøm (son)

Knut Strøm (25 January 1923 – 10 September 2007) was a Norwegian resistance fighter and lieutenant colonel in the Norwegian army. He participated in the resistance work during World War II as an agent in the clandestine intelligence organisation XU.[1] Knut Strøm was a platoon leader in the tysklandbrigaden (Germany brigade) in 1948[2] before he in 1949 started serving in Hans Majestet Kongens Garde (the Norwegian Royal Guards). In 1969 Knut Strøm was awarded an MBE-medal by the British ambassador Bernsley for his many years of service in exercise Hardfall.[3]

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