Osvald Harjo

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

1. ^ "Osvald Harjo" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Osvald_Harjo. Retrieved 16 March 2011. 
2. ^ Eriksen, Knut Einar. "Osvald Harjo". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Osvald_Harjo/utdypning. 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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