Terje Rollem

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Terje Rollem actually Terje Rolld Martinsen (born September 16, 1915 in Bærum , Akershus ; † April 4, 1993 in Lillehammer , Oppland ) was active in occupied Norway during the Second World War in a leading position in the Norwegian resistance group Milorg and was an officer in after the war the Norwegian Armed Forces with the rank of Colonel .

Career

Rollem had attended high school in Denmark and had started his military career in the Kavalleriets Befalsskole , the Norwegian cavalry school in 1934. On April 9, 1940, he took part in fighting in Gudbrandstal and Åndalsnes with other members of the 2nd Norwegian Dragoons Regiment. After 1941 he was secretly at Milorg, the most important military resistance organization in Norway , and officially worked as a technician in an industrial company. After the war, Rollem was in the Norwegian Krigsskolen , was head of the staff of the Norwegian cavalry inspector from 1958-61 and from 1962 headed the defense district of North Hålogaland as a colonel. Among other things, he was involved in the NATO Northern Command in Kolsås and was in charge of military aspects at the Norwegian road construction administration until his retirement in 1971.

Personal

Rollem's parents were Martinsen, and his father was an accountant. His name changed due to the war in 1944. He was married to Ellen Marie (“Nusse”) Hansen, and they divorced in 1978.

Handover of Akershus

Terje Rollem takes over Akershus Fortress from the German commandant Major Josef Nichterlein on May 11, 1945

On the night of May 8, 1945, Milorg heard of the German surrender. Rollem was responsible for mobilizing his squad and was involved in the takeover of Oslo.

Milorg's troops in improvised uniform after handing over Akershus fortress

Rollem became known nationwide for his involvement in the handover of Akershus Fortress in Oslo on May 11, 1945 . The photograph of the event made by Johannes Stage is a national icon of Norway, prints and prints were present in the post-war period and later in many Norwegian private homes. The picture was issued in 1995 as a stamp for the 50th anniversary of the liberation.

While the German major and fortress commander and his adjutant in correct uniform, gloved and with medals arrive at the handover, Rollem receives them without a cap, wearing knitted traditional leggings , knickerbockers and a civilian jacket, which was a defining feature of the Norwegian self-image during the occupation. Viggo Didrichson, Rollem's manager, stood next to the photographer during the handover.

Among other things, Rollem received a high class from the Norwegian Deltagermedalje, an award for the Norwegian combatants on the Allied side.

literature

  • Dreyer (Firm), Nordmanns-forbundet: The Norseman . Oslo 2005, ISSN  0029-1846 .
  • Harald Jørgensen: The modern Norge: med et historisk tilbageblik . Rosenkilde, 1955.
  • Bjørn Steenstrup: Hvem er hvem? Kunnskapsforlaget Aschehoug, Gyldendal 1979, ISBN 82-573-0112-4 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Norwegian biography Rollems
personal data
SURNAME Rollem, Terje
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rolld Martinsen, Terje (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian colonel and leader of the Milorg
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Bærum , Akershus
DATE OF DEATH April 4, 1993
Place of death Lillehammer , Oppland