Erik Gjems-Onstad
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Erik-Ørn Gjems-Onstad was a Norwegian resistance member, officer, lawyer, sports official, politician, author and anti-immigration activist.
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![German soldiers marching through Oslo on 9 April 1940. The boy on the bike to the left has traditionally been regarded to be Gunnar Sønsteby, but Gjems-Onstad later claimed he had evidence that it was actually him.[7]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/German_soldiers_in_Oslo_9_April_1940.jpg/1280px-German_soldiers_in_Oslo_9_April_1940.jpg)
German soldiers marching through Oslo on 9 April 1940. The boy on the bike to the left has traditionally been regarded to be Gunnar Sønsteby, but Gjems-Onstad later claimed he had evidence that it was actually him.[7]
Erik Gjems-Onstad in the early 1940s.
Gjems-Onstad was awarded the War Cross, Norway's highest decoration, for his efforts in the war.Awards 9
Connected to Erik 6
Jan ZumbachAlso won Defence Medal
Eirik KristoffersenAlso won Royal Norwegian Army National Service Medal with three stars
Knut HaukelidAlso won Haakon VII 70th Anniversary MedalEnzo CalzagheAlso won Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire
Otto Grieg TidemandAlso won War Medal
Stephen Halden BeattieAlso won War Medal 1939-1945About this person
Country
NorwayCategory
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2011 · aged 89
Written about in
9 languages
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