Arne Dagfin Dahl
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| Arne Dagfin Dahl | |
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| ?, 1894 – ?, 1990 | |
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| Place of birth | Norway |
| Allegiance | • British Army (1916) • Royal Norwegian Army |
| Rank | Generalmajor (Major General) of the Royal Norwegian Army |
| Commands held | Commanding officer: • Alta Battalion • Liberated Finnmark • District Command North and the 6th Division • Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany |
| Battles/wars | World War I: • Battle of the Somme World War II: • Battle of Gratangen • Battles of Narvik • Liberation of Finnmark • Allied Occupation of Germany |
Arne Dagfin Dahl (1894-1990)[1] was a Norwegian military officer most renowned as the commander of the Alta Battalion during the fighting at Narvik in Northern Norway in 1940.[2][1]
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[edit] World War I
During the Battles of Narvik lt. col. Dahl was the sole Norwegian officer with previous battle experience, having fought as young lieutenant in a British unit at the Battle of the Somme in 1916.[3]
[edit] World War II
Dahl assumed command of the Alta Battalion in 1939 and led it through the 1940 Norwegian Campaign.[4]
He later served in the UK and the U.S.[2][1] 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.[2][1] He commanded the Norwegian forces that were transferred to, as well as those raised in, the recently liberated Finnmark from November 1944.[1][2]
In 1941 Dahl became the first Norwegian to attend the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth.[2]
[edit] Post-war service
A.D. Dahl became a Major General and commander of District Command North in 1945.[1][2]
In the period 1 September 1949 to 31 October 1950,[5] Dahl commanded the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany.[2]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f NorgesLexi: Arne Dagfin Dahl (Norwegian)
- ^ a b c d e f g Tysklandsbrigaden.no: Brigade Commander Dahl (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian government evaluation of the Alta Battalion in 1940 (Norwegian)
- ^ Eriksen, Karle Henrik: The battle for Narvik (Norwegian)
- ^ Tysklandsbrigaden.no: Overview (Norwegian)
