Arvid Hansen (1 March 1916 – 13 February 1945) was a

Norwegian resistance The Norwegian resistance ( Norwegian: ''Motstandsbevegelsen'') to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms: *Asserting the legitimacy of the exiled governm ...

member who was executed during the

occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until th ...

. He was born in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

as the son of Harald and Helga Marie Hansen. He worked in Oslo as an electrician. When Norway was invaded by Germany in 1940, he became involved in the subsequent fighting. He later involved himself in the illegal press, and later in

Milorg Milorg (abbreviation of militær organisasjon – military organization) was the main Norwegian resistance movement during World War II. Resistance work included intelligence gathering, sabotage, supply-missions, raids, espionage, transport of ...

. He conducted several sabotage missions as a part of the group D.B. He was also a part of the group Aks 13000. His last mission was ''Aksjon smør'', in which Milorg men stole foodstuffs from two warehouses, one in the street ''Tollbugata'' belonging to German forces, and one in the street ''Skippergata'' belonging to Arbeidstjenesten. The foodstuffs were distributed to Milorg men who hid in the forests surrounding Oslo. This was his 28th sabotage mission. On 13 February 1945, the day after ''Aksjon smør'', two Gestapo officers by coincidence intercepted a resistance meeting in Storm Weinholdt's home. Storm Weinholdt and Frank Olsen were arrested, and Adolf Bogstad was killed. This kickstarted a crackdown in which several people were arrested. Four Nazis then stormed Hansen's home just before midnight on 13 February 1945. They rang the doorbell, and shot Arvid Hansen's father Harald who answered at the door. Almost immediately they met Arvid Hansen, who was in his bedroom. Hansen managed to fire three shots and kill one of the Nazis, but when firing for a second time, he was himself hit and instantly killed.Øyen, ed, 2007: pp. 172–175 His fiancée, who had been assisting in the resistance work, was wounded. His mother survived, and fled to Sweden the next week. Together with eight other resistance members—Adolf Bogstad, Erik Bruun,

Henry Gundersen Henry Gundersen (3 March 1920 – 17 March 1945) was a Norwegian resistance movement, Norwegian resistance member who was executed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. He was born in Glemmen, and lived in Oslo. He was educated at the ...

, Ingolf Nordstrøm,

Kåre Olafsen Kåre Adolf Olafsen (19 January 1920 – 17 March 1945) was a Norwegian resistance member who was executed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. He was born in Sørum, and lived in Østre Aker. He became involved in Milorg in 1941, dur ...

, Frank Olsen, Kjell Ramberg and Storm Weinholdt—he is commemorated with a memorial stone at

Sarabråten Sarabråten is an area near the lake Nøklevann in Østmarka, Oslo, Norway. Now a recreational area, it was owned by Thomas Johannessen Heftye and his descendants from 1856 to 1911, and after that by Oslo municipality. It was first recorded und ...

Østmarka Østmarka is a forested area to the east of Oslo and part of the congregation of woodland areas known as Oslomarka. The area is situated within the municipalities Oslo, Lørenskog, Rælingen, Ski and Enebakk. Østmarka is delimited to the west b ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Arvid 1916 births 1945 deaths Norwegian Army personnel of World War II Norwegian resistance members Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany Norwegian civilians killed in World War II Military personnel from Oslo World War II resistance press activists Deaths by firearm in Norway Burials at Vestre gravlund