Gudmund Schnitler (10 June 1868 – 4 November 1925) was a Norwegian military officer and war historian. 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 military officer and historian Didrik Thomas Johannes Schnitler. Among his publications is a continuation of his father's series ''Almindelig krigshistorie'' (volume 5, published in 1905, covering the period from 1650 to 1792). His book on

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, ''Verdenskrigen 1914–18'' from 1924, has been translated into several languages.

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1868 births 1925 deaths Writers from Oslo Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian military historians Historians of World War I {{Norway-historian-stub