Jens Henrik Nordlie

Jens Henrik Nordlie
Born(1910-01-18)18 January 1910
Kristiania, Norway
Died2 April 1996(1996-04-02) (aged 86)
Oslo
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Businessperson and military officer
OrganizationFritt Ord

Jens Henrik Nordlie (18 January 1910 – 2 April 1996) was a Norwegian military officer, resistance fighter from World War II and businessperson. He participated in the Norwegian Campaign in 1940, and was a member of Milorg's leadership in 1941. He worked for the Norwegian High Command in London from 1943, leading one of the two sections of department 4 (FO IV).[1][2] He contributed to the post-war investigation committee, Undersøkelseskommisjonen av 1945, where he wrote the appendix on the fighting in Norway in spring 1940.[3] He was operative leader of the clandestine Stay behind in Norway. He was CEO of the company Narvesen from 1957 to 1975, and a co-founder of the organization Fritt Ord.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Jens Henrik Nordlie". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b Moksnes, Aslaug. "Jens Henrik Nordlie". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. ^ Nordlie, Jens Henrik (1947). "Kort oversikt over kampene i Norge våren 1940". Innstilling fra Undersøkelseskommisjonen av 1945. Bilag (in Norwegian). Vol. 1. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 73–116.