Otto K. Lind
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Otto K. Lind (28 November 1920 – 8 September 2000) was a Danish resistance fighter and later general, who served as Chief of Defence.
Lind completed his training at the
Århus, where he was subjugated to extreme torture.[2] He was later sent to Frøslev Prison Camp, where he spent the remainder of the war.[3]
After the war, he served as lieutenant colonel at
BALTAP, in 1980.[1] When Knud Jørgensen retired as Chief of Defence in 1984, Lind was selected as the new Chief, and served a year before Lind had to retire in 1985.[3]
He died in 2000.[3]
Awards and decorations
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Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog |
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25 Years of Good Service |
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Badge of Honor of the Reserve Officers Association of Denmark |
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Commander of Legion of Merit |
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Order of the Sword, Sweden |
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War Medal 1939-1945 , with Mentioned in dispatches
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References
- ^ a b c "Otto K. Lind". gravsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Otto Katharus Lind". denstoredanske.dk/ (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Ritzau. "Former defence chief Otto K. Lind is dead". b.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2016.