Arne Dagfin Dahl
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| Arne Dagfin Dahl | |
|---|---|
| ?, 1894 – ?, 1990 | |
| Place of birth | Norway |
| Allegiance | Royal Norwegian Army |
| Rank | Generalmajor (Major General) of the Royal Norwegian Army |
| Commands | Commanding officer Alta Battalion Commanding officer Liberated Finnmark Commanding Officer District Command North Commanding Officer Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Narvik Liberation of Finnmark World War II |
Lieutenant colonel Arne Dagfin Dahl (1894-1990) was commander of the Alta Battalion during the fighting in Northern Norway in 1940.
He later served in the UK and the U.S. as well as having other commands before in the fall of 1944, as a full colonel, he was made commander of the Norwegian Military Mission. He commanded the Norwegian forces that were transferred to, as well as those raised in, the recently liberated Finnmark from November 1944.
In 1941 Dahl became the first Norwegian to attend the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth.
A.D. Dahl became a Major General and commander of District Command North in 1945.
In 1949-1950 Dahl commanded the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany.
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