Gram, Gregers Winther Wulfsberg
- Date of birth:
- December 15th, 1917 (Vestre Aker/Oslo, Norway)
- Date of death:
- November 13th, 1944 (Plasskafeen/Oslo, Norway)
- Buried on:
- Norwegian War Graves Oslo
- Nationality:
- Norwegian
Biography
Gregers Gram was a Norwegian resistance fighter and saboteur. He fought as a corporal in the first battles after the German invasion before being forced to flee to England in 1941. He was recruited by the Special Operations Executive and joined the Norwegian Independent Company 1 (Kompani Linge).
He was parachuted back to Norway several times to carry out sabotage operations alongside Gunnar Sonsteby and Max Manus.
Gram was killed by the Gestapo on November 13, 1944, after an ambush in a café in Oslo.
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Krigskorset
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Norwegian Independent Company 1, Special Operations Executive (SOE)
- Awarded on:
- 1943
With sword
Military Medal (MM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Norwegian Independent Company 1, Special Operations Executive (SOE)
- Awarded on:
- 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Fenrik
- Unit:
- Norwegian Independent Company 1, Special Operations Executive (SOE)
- Awarded on:
- February 7th, 1945
Posthumously awarded
Sources
- Photo 1: Bokverket "Våre falne" (Public Domain)
- Photo 2: Anthony (Sharky) Ward
- - Recommendation
- HS 9 - Special Operations Executive: Personnel Files (PF Series)
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