Martin Linge
Martin Jensen Linge | |
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Royal Norwegian Army SOE | |
Commands held | Units: |
Battles/wars | World War II
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Awards | |
Spouse(s) | Margit F. Vogt |
Other work | Pioneer aviator, actor, sailor |
Martin Jensen Linge, DSC (11 December 1894 – 27 December 1941) was a Norwegian actor who, in World War II, became the commander of the Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NOR.I.C.1) (pronounced as Norisen by the Norwegians), formed in March 1941 for operations on behalf of the Special Operations Executive.[2][3]
Biography
Martin Linge was born in
Martin Linge was father of Jan Herman Linge, an engineer and boat designer. He was also the grandfather of Norwegian novelist Espen Haavardsholm, who wrote about his grandfather in Martin Linge – min morfar. Familieroman med fotografier (Gyldendal norsk forlag. 1993).[4]
Military career
Shortly after the
Among exiled Norwegians, Linge along with Nordahl Grieg and Olav Rytter were the first to propose ideas for resistance against the German occupation. "Our land is perfect for secret resistance and guerrilla warfare" he declared in June 1940. In August 1940 he was appointed as liaison officer to the War Office and soon began recruiting men and organizing what became Norwegian Independent Company 1.[1]
Linge was killed during
Subsequently, the unit he had led was named
Filmography
- 1926 - Vägarnas kung – Ola, a farm boy
- 1935 - Samhold må til – Warden
- 1938 - Det drønner gjennom dalen – Policeman (Lensmannsbetjent)
- 1938 - Bør Børson Jr. – Nils Bækken
- 1939 - Gjest Baardsen – Fisherman
Legacy
Martin Linge and his life are portrayed in the 1 hour documentary Martin Linge - skuespiller og legende (Martin Linge: Actor and Legend), which aired on
Memorials
- Statue in the Linge park in Måløy
- Crown Prince Olav unveiled a memorial stone and plaque at the Linge farm in Norddal on 17 June 1946.[8]
- An oil field in North Sea is named after him. The oil field was previously named Hild.[9]
Streets named in his honour
- Kaptein Linges vei, Ålesund
- Kompani Linges vei, Stavanger
- Martin Linges vei, Snarøya
- Martin Linges vei, Oslo
- Martin Linges vei, Strømmen
- Martin Linges veg, Moss
- Martin Linges veg, Heimdal
- Martin Linges gate, Haugesund
References
- ^ a b "Martin Linge – Norsk biografisk leksikon". Nbl.snl.no. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Martin Jensen Linge – Store norske leksikon". Snl.no. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Martin Linge - Sogn og Fjordane" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Nrk.no. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Martin Linge – Norsk biografisk leksikon". Snl.no. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Haavardsholm, Espen: Martin Linge – min morfar. Familieroman med fotografier. Oktober forlag, 2007
- ^ "OPERATION ARCHERY - VAAGSO - 27TH DEC 1941". Combinedops.com. 27 December 1941. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Kompani Linge". Dokkeveien.uib.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Furseth, Astor (1987): Norddal i 150 år 1837–1987. Valldal: Norddal kommune.
- ^ "Logg på EPiServer CMS 6". Npd.no. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
Other sources
- Ford, Ken (2011) Operation Archery - The Commandos and the Vaagso Raid 1942 (Osprey Publishing) ISBN 978-1-84908-372-0
- Devins, Joseph H., Jr. (1983) The Vaagso Raid (Bantam Books) ISBN 978-0-553-23310-0