Erland Frisvold

Erland Frisvold (May 13, 1877 – August 22, 1971) was a Norwegian colonel, civil engineer, and mayor of Harstad.

Erlanc Frisvold
Born(1877-05-13)May 13, 1877
Lom, Norway
DiedAugust 22, 1971(1971-08-22) (aged 94)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationMilitary officer
ChildrenPaal Frisvold
Relatives

Frisvold was born at the farm Kjæstad in Lom, Norway, the eldest child of Pål Erlandsson Frisvold (1846–1912) and Anne Rolvsdotter Blakar Frisvold (1850–1937).[1] He graduated from the Military Academy in 1899, and from the Norwegian Military College in 1902, and then served as the civil engineer for Harstad from 1908 to 1911. He served as mayor of Harstad from 1911 to 1912 and again from 1926 to 1929.[2] During the Second World War, he commanded Infantry Regiment No. 12, taking part in the Battles of Narvik.[3] He died on August 22, 1971[4] and is buried in Oslo's Western Cemetery (Vestre gravlund).[5]

Frisvold was married to Valdis Kaarbø (1882–1961), the daughter of Rikard Kaarbø (1850–1901),[1] a leading businessman in Harstad.[6] He was the father of Lieutenant General Paal Frisvold.[7][8]

References
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image icon http://digitaltmuseum.no/011015077041 Portrait of Erland Frisvold at DigitaltMuseum
  1. Steenstrup, Bjørn. 1968. Hvem er hvem? Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Company, p. 163.
  2. DigitaltMuseum: Ordfører i Harstad Erland Frisvold.
  3. Levsen, Dirk. 2000. Krieg im Norden: Die Kämpfe in Norwegen im Frühjahr 1940. Hamburg: Mittler E.S. & Sohn GmbH, p. 114.
  4. Steenstrup, Bjørn. 1973. Hvem er hvem? Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Company, p. 626.
  5. Gravferdsetaten i Oslo kommune.
  6. Norsk biografisk leksikon: Rikard Kaarbø.
  7. Steenstrup, Bjørn. 1979. Hvem er hvem? Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Company, p. 177.
  8. Det Kongelige Frederiks universitets aarsberetning for beretningsaaret. 1929. Oslo: A.W. Brøggers Boktrykkeri, p. 16.


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