Hans Gabrielsen
Hans Julius Gabrielsen | |
|---|---|
County Governor of Oppland | |
| In office 1948–1961 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Ihlen |
| Succeeded by | Nils Handal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1891 Liberal |
| Spouse |
Sara Andersen (m. 1918–1965) |
| Profession | Politician, Jurist, Judge |
Hans Julius Gabrielsen (8 January 1891–10 March 1965) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the
County Governor of Oppland
, as well as Consultative Councillor of State for Finnmark Affairs in 1945.
Gabrielsen played a central role in organizing the civilian side of Norwegian war effort in Northern Norway during the 1940
Norwegian Campaign
. After the end of that campaign he led the Norwegian attempts at retaining some of their armed forces outside German control, before being arrested by the Germans and placed in concentration camp. After the war Gabrielsen became a cabinet member and led the early reconstruction efforts in the northernmost parts of Norway.
Pre-war life
Early life and career
He was born in
County Governor of Finnmark.[1]
Finnmark County Governor
While County Governor of Finnmark Gabrielsen was a member of the Finnmark Commission (
border garrison at Svanvik near Finland with regular barracks, to avoid a military build-up that might challenge the friendly relations Norway had with Finland.[3] Gabrielsen instead argued for spending the funds on building more police and customs posts at the border instead. At the time the earthen goahti at Svanvik was considered the largest in the world. Gabrielsen wanted the military moved further away from the border in order to maintain friendly relations with Finland.[4] Gabrielsen was generally positive towards Finland, in a period when many Norwegian officials viewed the young country's national ambitions with suspicion. Gabrielsen wanted more trade and tourist traffic with Finland. Still, he cooperated with the bishop of the Diocese of Hålogaland, Eivind Berggrav, in carrying out surveillance of Finnish and Kven people in the region. In 1932 Gabrielsen even went so far as to suggest a strict regulation of Finnish priests' access to use churches in the Norwegian border areas.[5] During the same year Gabrielsen was part of a group of officials that intervened after slate workers in Alta broke out in demonstrations and elected a company board dominated by communists. The officials reorganized the slate production in Alta, starting the new company Alta Skiferlag. The slate workers were then forced to deliver their products to the company.[6]
The Second World War
Norwegian Campaign
In 1940, the
Sverre Støstad in order to maintain contact with his cabinet and avoid becoming isolated. Nygaardsvold moved to Tromsø on 18 May in order to gather the cabinet in one location.[12] The Norwegian forces in mainland Norway capitulated on 10 June 1940.[13]
Occupation
After the Norwegian capitulation Gabrielsen continued as County Governor of Finnmark, and from October 1940 to June 1941 he was also the acting County Governor of Troms.[14]
The border guard
When the Norwegian government evacuated to the
German occupying authorities in July 1940. The plan for the establishment of a new Norwegian elite army in Finnmark, outside German control, was supposed to include several thousands of soldiers. As part of Ruge's plan Gabrielsen and Lindbäck-Larsen had placed Norwegian liaison officers on strategic points from Saltdalen in the south to Kirkenes in the north-east.[15][18] The hope had been that a new Norwegian volunteer army would be allowed by the Germans to remain on border guard duties in Finnmark for the duration of the conflict.[19] After the Germans took over the border guard duties in early July 1940 Gabrielsen was given command over four armed Norwegian guard posts at the coast of Eastern Finnmark. These guard posts were set up on the secret orders of the German officer in charge of Eastern Finnmark, SS-Obersturmführer Willy Laqua, in accordance with the capitulation agreement. None of the Norwegian officers and soldiers on border guard duties were informed of the fact that they were under German overall command.[20]
Arrest and imprisonment
On 17 June 1941 he was arrested by the Nazi authorities. He was incarcerated until April 1942 at
Finnkongkjeila in Gamvik the reconstruction ended up following the old pre-war population patterns.[25]
Post-war life
After Norway's liberation, Gabrielsen became a member of
County Governor of Oppland in 1948, and remained there until his retirement in 1961. He was chairman of the board of Opplandskraft from 1952 and in Vinmonopolet from 1958 to 1962, and a board member of Utbyggingsfondet for Nord-Norge from 1952 to 1960.[1]
He was decorated as a Commander With Star of the Order of St. Olav. Gabrielsen died in March 1965 in Lillehammer.[1]
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d Kristoffersen, Ivan. "Hans Gabrielsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ Eriksen 1981: 188
- ^ Sørensen 2001: 22
- ^ Eriksen 1981: 203, 207
- ^ Eriksen 1981: 207, 222, 225, 305
- ^ Dalland 1994: 32
- ^ a b c d Haga 1998: 32–33
- ^ a b c d Hovland, Torkel (14 March 2005). "General Carl Gustav Fleischer – storhet og fall" (in Norwegian). Oslo Militære Samfund. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ Haga 1998: 24-25, 30-31
- ^ Haga 1998: 118-119
- ^ Haga 1998: 114-115
- ^ Berntsen 1991: 513, 518
- Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45(in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 206–207. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ a b Norby, Reginald. "Odd Lindbäck-Larsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ Fjørtoft 1991: 114
- ^ Fjørtoft 1991: 63, 71, 175
- ^ Fjørtoft 1991: 207-208, 212
- ^ Fjørtoft 1991: 174-178
- ^ Fjørtoft 1991: 210, 212-213
- ^ Giertsen, Børre R., ed. (1946). Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 104.
- ^ Hansson 1995: 114–115
- ^ Ottosen 1996: 192
- ^ Hauglid 1986: 7, 12
- ^ Dancke 1986: 15
- ^ "Einar Gerhardsen's First Government. 25 June 1945 - 5 November 1945". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ Hauglid 1986: 7
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