Herman Fredrik Zeiner-Gundersen
Herman Fredrik Zeiner-Gundersen | |
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Chief of Defence of Norway | |
| Battles/wars | World War II
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| Awards | Order of St. Olav |
Herman Fredrik Zeiner-Gundersen (4 July 1915,
Personal life
Zeiner-Gundersen was born in Helsinki, which was then part of the Russian Empire, to ship broker Herman Gundersen and Annette Zeiner-Henriksen, and grew up in Kristiania. He married Marit Pedersen in 1948.[3] He resided at Blommenholm.[4]
Career
Zeiner-Gundersen was a veteran of
Norwegian Brigade in Scotland.[3]
He was
Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1977 to 1980.[1]
Zeiner-Gundersen was decorated with the Grand Cross of the
Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1977.[3]
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Forsvarssjefen" (in Norwegian). www.mil.no. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ a b c Magnus, Jens Christian. "Herman Zeiner-Gundersen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ Alver, Ivar B. M. (30 June 1995). "Generalen i Jomfrukroken fyller 80". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). p. 12.
External links
Media related to Herman Fredrik Zeiner-Gundersen at Wikimedia Commons
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