Osvald Harjo

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Osvald Harjo in 1958

Osvald Harjo (1910 – 1993) was a Norwegian resistance member during World War II, and a prisoner in Soviet Gulag camps for more than a decade.

After being arrested and tortured by the Gestapo in 1942, he managed to escape from custody and fled into the Soviet Union. Here, he was accused for being a German spy, and convicted to 15 years forced labour. He was released in 1955, after pressure from the Norwegian Prime Minister during a visit in Moscow.

Harjo published the memoir book Moskva kjenner ingen tårer (English: Moscow knows no tears) in 1956.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Osvald Harjo". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
↑ Eriksen, Knut Einar. "Osvald Harjo". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 March 2011.

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Name	Harjo, Osvald
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Date of birth	1910
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Date of death	1993
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