Elias Corneliussen

Elias Corneliussen (1881 – 1951) was a Norwegian military officer, an admiral of the Royal Norwegian Navy. He served as acting Chief of Defence of Norway from January to May 1946.[1][2]

Corneliussen was decorated Commander with Star of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1948. He was a Commander of the British Order of the Bath, and or the French Légion d'honneur.[3]

References

  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. "Elias Corneliussen" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Elias_Corneliussen. Retrieved 4 November 2009. 
  2. ^ "Forsvarssjefen" (in Norwegian). www.mil.no. http://www.mil.no/fst/forsvarssjefen/start/sjefsrolle/. Retrieved 4 November 2009. 
  3. ^ Johnson, Jon Anton. "Elias Corneliussen". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Elias_Corneliussen/utdypning. Retrieved 4 November 2009.