Olav Ringdal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Olav Ringdal

Norwegian resistance member

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1921

Place of Birth: Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway

Date of Death: 04-Apr-1945

Profession: resistance fighter

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Olav Ringdal

  • Olav Ringdal (24 March 1921 – 4 April 1945) was a Norwegian resistance member during World War II. He was born in Sandefjord to parents from Larvik.
  • He had gone through commerce school as well as an average adjuster's exam, and studied law at the University of Oslo during World War II.
  • During the war he also became a member of Milorg.
  • He co-edited an illegal newspaper, worked as a courier and with propaganda, and led the information service.
  • He was trained by Special Operations Executive operator Gregers Gram.Ringdal fell out with the Nazi authorities for the first time as a part of the mass arrest of students on 30 November 1943.
  • 1,166 students were arrested, and 644 were sent to Germany for "readjustment" following the 28 November university fire in Oslo.
  • Ringdal was not among those sent to Germany because he managed to escape.On 4 April 1945 a German crackdown against Operation Derby took place.
  • The home of Kolbein and Kari Lauring was surrounded by German forces, whereupon Kari telephoned Max Manus who in turn notified other resistance members.
  • All resistance members would need to go in hiding at various cover-up apartments scattered around the city.
  • Ringdal went to the address Bygdøy allé 117, to what he assumed to be a safe house, but was surprised by German forces there and fatally shot.
  • Later that day, another resistance associate Roy Nielsen showed up.
  • He soon became aware of the peril, but was shot escaping.
  • He was buried in Vestre Aker.
  • Kolbein Lauring and Manus managed to escape from their respective locations, whereas Kari Lauring was arrested. In 1952, a vessel belonging to the Norwegian Society for Rescue at Sea was named after Olav Ringdal.

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