Allegiance Norway Service/branch Norwegian Army | Rank Lieutenant colonel | |
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Born January 25, 1923
Ullensaker ( 1923-01-25 ) Awards Order of the British Empire Spouse(s) Mari Gjukastein (married 2001) Relations Inger Strøm Wilson (daughter)
Rolf Strøm (son) Died 10 September 2007, Voss, Norway Award Order of the British Empire | ||
Knut Strøm (25 January 1923 – 10 September 2007) was a Norwegian resistance fighter and Lieutenant colonel in the Norwegian army. He participated in the resistance work during World War II as an agent in the clandestine intelligence organisation XU. Knut Strøm was a platoon leader in the tysklandbrigaden (Germany brigade) in 1948 before he in 1949 started serving in Hans Majestet Kongens Garde (the Norwegian Royal Guards). In 1969 Knut Strøm was awarded an MBE-medal by the British ambassador Bernsley for his many years of service in exercise Hardfall.
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