Olaf Olsen Skramstad (8 March 1894 – 12 November 1956) was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party. He was organized in a trade union and the

Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party (; , A or Ap; ), formerly The Norwegian Labour Party (, DNA), is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Norway, political party in Norway. It is positioned on the centre-left of the political spectru ...

in 1915. He later joined the Communist Party and was a member of the

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...

Åmot Municipality Åmot is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rena ...

from 1926 to 1933. He was the secretary in the Norwegian Union of Forestry and Land Workers from 1929 to 1931. In 1930 he was sentenced to 4 months of jail for participating in the Etna-Dokka labour conflict. 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 imprisoned in October 1941. He was incarcerated in

Hamar Hamar is a List of cities in Norway, town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet Counties of Norway, county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hedmarken. ...

from 26 October to 4 November, then in

Grini concentration camp Grini prison camp (, ) was a Nazi concentration camp in Bærum, Norway, which operated between 1941 and May 1945. Ila Detention and Security Prison is now located here. History Grini was originally built as a women's prison, near an old croft ...

until 3 April 1942, then in

Sachsenhausen concentration camp Sachsenhausen () or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a German Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used from 1936 until April 1945, shortly before the defeat of Nazi Germany in May later that year. It mainly held political prisoners t ...

. The communist inmates in the camp formed a

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of sorts, and Sørum was among the leading members along with Kristian Mugaas, Johan Strand Johansen,

Halvor Sørum Halvor Enok Sørum (5 April 1897 – 1965) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Communist Party. He was a painter by profession. He joined Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund (NSU) in 1914, the Norwegian Labour Party in 19 ...

Olaf Bjerke Olaf Bjerke (6 January 1893 – 21 September 1957) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Communist Party. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was arrested on 10 September 1941 after the milk strike. He was impriso ...

and

Erling Heiestad Erling () is a Scandinavian male name, meaning "heir of clanchief" or "descendant of the jarl / earl", i.e. prince or similar. Notable people named Erling include: Given name * Erling Aas-Eng (born 1965), Norwegian politician * Erling Aastad (1898� ...

. He died in November 1956 and was buried at

Åmot Church Åmot Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åmot Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rena. It is the church for the Åmot parish which is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in t ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Skramstad, Olaf 1894 births 1956 deaths People from Åmot Norwegian trade unionists Norwegian prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Norway Hedmark politicians Communist Party of Norway politicians Norwegian resistance members Grini concentration camp survivors Sachsenhausen concentration camp survivors