Ole Reistad

Ole Imerslun Reistad
Reistad as an oberstløytnant
Born	26 June 1898 Furuset, Oslo, Norway
Died	22 December 1949
Allegiance	Norway
Years of service	1921 - 1949
Rank	Oberst (Colonel) of the Royal Norwegian Army from 1946
Commands held	Commander of: • The Scout Flight at Kjeller Airport (1939-1940) • Norwegian Army Air Service (1940) • Little Norway training camp (1941-1945) • Norwegian Air Command North (1945-1949)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	• Egebergs Ærespris • Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav
Other work	Olympic athlete Aviation leader

Ole Imerslun Reistad (26 June 1898 – 22 December 1949) was a Norwegian military officer and accomplished sports person.

In the pentathlon he finished fourteenth at the 1920 Summer Olympics^[1] and became Norwegian champion in 1922.^[2] He also participated in the 1928 Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in the demonstration event military patrol. He was also the Norwegian flagbearer at the opening ceremony. In 1922, he was awarded the prestigious Norwegian sports award - the Egebergs Ærespris - for achievements in multiple sports.

During the campaign following Nazi Germany's assault on Norway on 9 April 1940, Reistad was an air unit commander and led the operations from Bardufoss Air Station against the German forces.^[3]

Shortly before his death , he was appointed a Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav.

References

1. ^ Athletics - men's Pentathlon (Full Olympians)
2. ^ Norwegian championships in pentathlon
3. ^ "Reistad, Ole" (in Norwegian). NorgesLexi.com. http://mediabase1.uib.no/krigslex/r/r2.html#reistad-ole. Retrieved 2008-08-30. 

Awards
Preceded by Harald Strøm	Egebergs Ærespris 1922	Succeeded by Johan Støa

Persondata
Name	Reistad, Ole
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	26 June 1898
Place of birth	Furuset, Oslo, Norway
Date of death	22 December 1949
Place of death

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