- Ole Reistad
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Ole Imerslun Reistad
Reistad as an oberstløytnantBorn 26 June 1898
Furuset, Oslo, NorwayDied 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 OlavOther work Olympic athlete
Aviation leaderOle 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
- ^ Athletics - men's Pentathlon (Full Olympians)
- ^ Norwegian championships in pentathlon
- ^ "Reistad, Ole" (in Norwegian). NorgesLexi.com. http://mediabase1.uib.no/krigslex/r/r2.html#reistad-ole. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
Awards Preceded by
Harald StrømEgebergs Ærespris
1922Succeeded by
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