Rolf Hauge (army officer)
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Rolv Hauge, MC (1 July 1915 – 1989) was a Norwegian army officer with the rank of colonel.
Personal life
Hauge was born in Bergen, a son of Jørgen Ingjeldsen Hauge and Randi Urheim. He married Margaret Burnett from Scotland in 1942.[1] He died in 1989.[2]
World War II
During the Norwegian Campaign in 1940 Hauge took part in the defence of Rjukan. After travelling to the United Kingdom, he joined the Norwegian Armed Forces in exile and was eventually given the command of No. 5 Norwegian Troop of the No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando.[1] His unit took part in Operation Infatuate, the attack on Walcheren in 1944.[3][4][5]
Among his war decorations were the St. Olav's Medal With Oak Branch,[6] the Norwegian War Medal, the Defence Medal 1940–1945, the Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal, the British Military Cross, and the 1939–45 Star.[1]
Later career
Hauge continued his military career after World War II. He lectured at the Norwegian Military Academy from 1945 to 1946, studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences from 1946 to 1948, and commanded a field artillery battalion of the Norwegian Army Command Germany in 1949.[1] From 1951 to 1952 he served as a NATO staff officer, and from 1952 to 1958 he headed a field artillery training school.[7] From 1958 to 1972 he headed the Norwegian field artillery regiment 3 in Trondheim, with the rank of colonel.[1][7]
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Hauge, Rolf". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ Danielsen, D. (18 May 1989). "Rolf Hauge". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 15.
- ^ Fjærli 1982
- ^ Haga 1984: pp. 107–143
- ^ Melien 1979
- ^ Waage 1967
- ^ a b Bull; Eskeland; Tandberg, eds. (1972). "Hauge, Rolf". Gyldendals store konversasjonsleksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 3 (3 ed.). Oslo: Gyldendal.
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Bibliography
- Fjærli, Eystein (1982). "Vedlegg nr. 22. No 5 Troop 10. Interallied Commando". Den norske hær i Storbritannia 1940–1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Tanum. pp. 186–198. ISBN 82-518-1582-7.
- Haga, Arnfinn (1984). Klar til storm. Med de norske commandos i annen verdenskrig (in Norwegian). Cappelen. ISBN 82-02-09088-1.
- Melien, Hans (1979). "Øivind Lærum: Jeg var en av de grønne djevlene". De kjempet for vår frihet (in Norwegian). Cappelen. pp. 43–53. ISBN 82-02-04390-5.
- Waage, Johan (1967). "St. Olavs-medaljen". Den høyeste heder (in Norwegian). Oslo: Dreyer. p. 211.
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