Ørnulf Tofte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ørnulf Tofte

Norwegian police officer

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1922

Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway

Profession: police officer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Ørnulf Tofte

  • Ørnulf Tofte (born 12 February 1922) is a retired Norwegian police officer who was a major figure in the Norwegian intelligence service during much of the Cold War.
  • He served as Assistant Chief of Police and head of counter-intelligence in the Police Surveillance Agency.
  • Tofte uncovered several illegal Soviet spies and personally arrested the Soviet spies Asbjørn Sunde, Gunvor Galtung Haavik and Arne Treholt.
  • Tofte has been widely recognized for his role during the Cold War, and received the King's Medal of Merit in Gold in 1987.
  • He published the biography Spaneren in the same year.

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