Sverre Bratland
Sverre Bratland (2 June 1917 – 29 April 2002) was a Norwegian military leader.
Biography
He grew up at a farm in
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1980.[3]
He went on to have a successful career in the Norwegian army after the war. He served as battalion chief of the brigade in South Norway from 1961 to 1964, then chief of staff in Northern Norway. He then served as acting chief of staff of the NATO North Command before serving as commander of ground forces in South Norway from 1977 to 1982. He attained the rank of colonel in 1966 and major general in 1972. After retirement he worked part-time at the Norwegian Military Academy.[4] He also visited Normandy several times with various delegations. He died in 2002.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Major-General Sverre Bratland (obituary)". The Daily Telegraph. London. 8 June 2002. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ a b c Jørgensen, O. M. Zahl; Smith-Kielland, Ingvald; Torp, Reidar; Welle-Strand, Erling (10 May 2002). "Sverre Bratland (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 11.
- ^ Haugen, Roar J. (10 May 2002). "Sverre Bratland (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 11.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
