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Ruge, Otto

Date of birth:
January 9th, 1882 (Oslo, Norway)
Date of death:
August 15th, 1961 (Høytorp fort, Norway)
Buried on:
Vestre gravlund
Nationality:
Norwegian (1905-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Rank: Lieutenant General. Prisoner of war from 1940-1945.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalløytnant
Unit:
Forsvarssjef, Hæren
Awarded on:
1940
Awarded for:
Operation Weserübung
For distinguished services in 1940.

With collar
Sanct Olavs Orden Grand Cross
Kommandør af Dannebrog
Kungliga Svärdsorden - Commander
Grand Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

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