Lauritz Sand Military person

Lauritz Sand (1 October 1879 – 17 December 1956) was a Norwegian topographer, military officer in the Dutch army, estate owner in the Dutch East Indies, business man and resistance pioneer of World War II. He was called the hardest tortured person in Norway during the war, and came to be an important symbol of the resistance against the Nazi regime.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 01, 1879
Birth place
Norway , Trondheim
Date of deathDecember 17, 1956
Place of death
Norway , Bærum

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Military person

allegiance
Netherlands
Norway
award
Order of St. Olav
military branch
Norwegian resistance movement
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
military commandXU
service start1899
service end1899

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