Jakob Schive (29 April 1897 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian military officer, geodesist and

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 ...

pioneer.

Career

Schive was born in

Kristiania 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, an ...

, a son of headmaster Jens Christopher Delphin Schive and Jacobæa Berner. He was a military officer from 1918, and graduated from the Norwegian Military College in 1921, in

geodesy Geodesy or geodetics is the science of measuring and representing the Figure of the Earth, geometry, Gravity of Earth, gravity, and Earth's rotation, spatial orientation of the Earth in Relative change, temporally varying Three-dimensional spac ...

and mathematics. He was appointed at the

Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority The Norwegian Mapping Authority (NMA) () is Norway's national mapping agency, dealing with land surveying, geodesy, hydrographic surveying, cadastre and cartography. The current director is Johnny Welle. Its headquarters are in Hønefoss in Ring ...

from 1921. During the

German occupation of Norway 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 participated in the Norwegian Campaign in 1940. In 1941 he was part of the leadership of

until October, when he moved to London. He served at the

Norwegian High Command The Norwegian High Command () was Norway's top military leadership from 1970 to 2003. It was established in Northern Norway in 1940 by General Otto Ruge. It was then re-established by the Norwegian Government-in-exile in London in 1942, lasting unt ...

in London from 1942 to 1945. From 1945 he lectured in

topography Topography is the study of the forms and features of land surfaces. The topography of an area may refer to the landforms and features themselves, or a description or depiction in maps. Topography is a field of geoscience and planetary sci ...

at the

Norwegian Military Academy The Norwegian Military Academy (), in Oslo, educates officers of the Norwegian Army and serves as the King's Royal Guard. The academy was established in 1750, and is the oldest institution for higher education in Norway. History The Commander- ...

. In the military ranking system, he was promoted to colonel in 1956. He was decorated with the

King's Commendation for Brave Conduct The Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct, formerly the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct, acknowledged brave acts by both civilians and members of the armed services in both war and peace, for gallantry not in the presence of an enemy. Est ...

References

1897 births 1969 deaths Military personnel from Oslo Norwegian Army personnel of World War II Norwegian geodesists Norwegian resistance members Norwegian expatriates in England Norwegian Military Academy alumni Norwegian Military College alumni Academic staff of the Norwegian Military Academy Recipients of the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct {{norway-mil-bio-stub