Arne Dagfin Dahl

Arne Dagfin Dahl
Arne Dagfin Dahl
Born	24 May 1894; Kristiania, Norway
Died	26 October 1990 (aged 96); Oslo, Norway
Place of burial	Vestre gravlund, Oslo
Allegiance	Norway
Service/branch	Norwegian Army
Years of service	1912–1956
Rank	Generalmajor (Major General)
Unit	14th Infantry Regiment (1915-1916)
Commands held	CO Alta Battalion; Chief Military Mission to Soviet Union; GOC Military District North Norway; GOC Norwegian occupation forces in Germany;
Battles/wars	Second World War: Battle of Gratangen; Battles of Narvik; Liberation of Finnmark;
Awards	St. Olav's Medal With Oak Branch; Defence Medal with Rosette; King Haakon's Remembrance medal; Croix de Guerre with Star; Croix de Guerre with palm; Commander of the Legion of Honour; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Bronze Star
Spouse(s)	Astri Thinn Christophersen (m. 1921)
Relations	Ragnvald Dahl (father); Anna Othilie Stablum (mother); Ørnulf Dahl (brother)

Arne Dagfin Dahl (24 May 1894 – 26 October 1990)^[3] was a Norwegian military officer most renowned as the commander of the Alta Battalion during the fighting at Narvik in Northern Norway in 1940.^[3]^[4]

^ Gjems-Onstad 1996: 201
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Arne Solli (October 31, 1990). "Obituary Arne Dagfin Dahl". Aftenposten, morning edition. Oslo, Norway: Aftenposten. p. 13.
^ ^a ^b Eriksen, Knut Einar (1995). "Dahl, Arne Dagfin". In Dahl, Hans Fredrik (ed.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
^ "Tidsperiode Dahl". Tysklandsbrigaden - Veteranforeining for Voss og Omland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 December 2009.

[1] Gjems-Onstad 1996: 201

[Solli-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Arne Solli (October 31, 1990). "Obituary Arne Dagfin Dahl". Aftenposten, morning edition. Oslo, Norway: Aftenposten. p. 13.

[NK-3] Eriksen, Knut Einar (1995). "Dahl, Arne Dagfin". In Dahl, Hans Fredrik (ed.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2009.

[Brigade-4] "Tidsperiode Dahl". Tysklandsbrigaden - Veteranforeining for Voss og Omland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 December 2009.

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Arne Dagfin Dahl

Born	(1894-05-24)24 May 1894 Kristiania, Norway
Died	26 October 1990(1990-10-26) (aged 96) Oslo, Norway
Place of burial	Vestre gravlund, Oslo
Allegiance	Norway
Service/branch	Norwegian Army
Years of service	1912–1956
Rank	Generalmajor (Major General)
Unit	14th Infantry Regiment (1915-1916)
Commands held	CO Alta Battalion Chief Military Mission to Soviet Union GOC Military District North Norway GOC Norwegian occupation forces in Germany
Battles/wars	Second World War: Battle of Gratangen Battles of Narvik Liberation of Finnmark
Awards	St. Olav's Medal With Oak Branch^[1] Defence Medal with Rosette^[2] King Haakon's Remembrance medal^[2] Croix de Guerre with Star^[2] Croix de Guerre with palm^[2] Commander of the Legion of Honour^[2] Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[2] Bronze Star^[2]
Spouse(s)	Astri Thinn Christophersen (m. 1921)
Relations	Ragnvald Dahl (father) Anna Othilie Stablum (mother) Ørnulf Dahl (brother)