Erling Welle-Strand

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Erling Welle-Strand (25 October 1916 – 24 May 2013)[1] was a Norwegian writer and resistance member.

Early life

He was born in

Labour Party" before World War II.[4]: 36  He grew up in Bergen and finished his secondary education at Bergen Cathedral School in 1935. He worked briefly as a press secretary for the theatre Den Nationale Scene before studying at the University of Oslo.[2]

World War II

In 1940 Norway was

nom de guerre was "David".[6]
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He was decorated with the Defence Medal 1940–1945, the War Medal and the Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal.[2] His brother Erik Welle-Strand was a resistance member too.[7]

Post-war life

After the war he resumed his studies, and graduated with a

NAFs veibok. In his later career he began writing books about the Second World War. Three collections of war stories came in 1989, 1990 and 1991. In 2000 he released Vi vil verne vårt land. Antisabotasje i Norge 1944–1945.[2]

Welle-Strand was married twice, first to a daughter of aide-de-camp and sports leader Nikolai Ramm Østgaard, then to language teacher.[2] His daughter Ragni (b. 1946) was married to famous writer Edvard Hoem from 1982 to 1995.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Aftenposten" (PDF). Retrieved 7 August 2013.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Evensen, Knut. "Erling Welle-Strand". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  3. ^ Brattelid, Kristin (2004). Mikal Sylten. Et antisemittisk livsprosjekt (in Norwegian). University of Oslo: Institute of Archaeology, Conservation and History.
  4. ^ Welle-Strand, Erling (2003). "Dikt og virkelighet". Prosa (in Norwegian). 9 (3).
  5. ^ Rødland, Kjartan (19 February 2009). "Minneord: Reidar Kvinge". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ .
  7. ^ Ask, Øyvind (23 July 2001). "Litt alvor og litt skjemt". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian).
  8. ^ Rottem, Øystein. "Edvard Hoem". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 January 2010.