Arne Dagfin Dahl Military person

Arne Dagfin Dahl, CBE (1894–1990) was a Norwegian military officer most renowned as the commander of the Alta Battalion during the fighting at Narvik in Northern Norway in 1940.

Personal facts

Arne Dagfin Dahl
Birth dateMay 24, 1894
Birth place
Norway , Oslo
Date of deathOctober 26, 1990
Place of death
Norway , Oslo
Resting place
Oslo

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Military person

allegianceNorway
award
Bronze Star Medal
Croix de guerre
Defence Medal 1940–1945
Haakon VII of Norway
Legion of Honour
Order of the British Empire
St. Olav's Medal with Oak Branch
military operations
Battles of Narvik
World War II
Battle of Gratangen
military branch
Norwegian Army
military command
* CO Alta Battalion
* Chief Military Mission to Soviet Union
* GOC Military District North Norway
* GOC Norwegian occupation forces in Germany
military unit
14th Infantry Regiment (Norway)
service start1912
service end1956

Arne Dagfin Dahl on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008022504087
  2. http://www.nb.no/utlevering/nb/f2cfac5be067d578c05c57750bd7a190#&struct=DIV50