Ole Reistad

Ole Imerslun Reistad
Reistad as an oberstløytnant
Born	26 June 1898 (1898-06-26) Furuset, Oslo, Norway
Died	22 December 1949 (1949-12-23) (aged 51)
Allegiance	Norway
Years of service	1921 - 1949
Rank	Oberst (Colonel) of the Royal Norwegian Army from 1946
Commands	Commander of: • Scout Flight at Kjeller Airport (1939-1940) • Norwegian Army Air Service (1940) • Little Norway training camp (1941-1945) • Norwegian Air Command North (1945-1949)
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	• Egebergs Ærespris • Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav
Spouse(s)	Bergljot
Other work	Olympic athlete Aviation leader

Ole Imerslun Reistad (26 June 1898 – 22 December 1949) was a Norwegian military officer and accomplished sports person. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in modern pentathlon, and also became Norwegian champion in the sport. He competed in military patrol at the 1928 Winter Olympics, winning the competition. During World War II he was leader of the training camp Little Norway in Canada.^[1]