Reidun Røed, née Hjartøy (22 March 1921 – 5 April 2009) was a Norwegian

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. She was born in

Rjukan Rjukan () is a town and the administrative centre of Tinn municipality in Telemark, Norway. It is situated in Vestfjorddalen, between Møsvatn and Lake Tinn, and got its name after Rjukan Falls west of the town. The Tinn municipality council gr ...

, but the family moved to Jar in her youth, and she finished her secondary education at

Stabekk Stabekk is a suburban centre in the municipality of Bærum, Norway, west of Oslo. It is predominantly a residential area, with many residents commuting to Oslo. As of 2005 the population was 6,261. Bærum has the highest income per capita and the hi ...

Upper Secondary School. She studied chemistry at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top univers ...

, but this ended when the university was closed by the Nazi occupiers (1940–1945) of Norway following the

1943 University of Oslo fire The 1943 University of Oslo fire ( no, aula-brannen) was a fire in the ceremony hall (''Universitetets Aula'') of the University of Oslo in 1943. Its direct consequences were the closing of the university, and the arrest of 1,166 people; these were ...

. She worked as an assistant at the Norwegian Radium Hospital until 1944, when she was hired as a secretary for the leader of

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 ...

's District 13 based in Norway's capital. Kunstindustrimuseet

She started working for Major

Oliver H. Langeland Oliver Hansen Langeland (30 January 1887 – 9 February 1958) was a Norwegian military officer and civil servant. He had careers in both civil service and the military, and is best known as leader of Milorg District 13 from 1942 to 1944. Pre-war ...

, the first leader of D13. In July 1944 Langeland received orders from London to leave the country, and travelled to England via Sweden, and

Lorentz Brinch Lorentz Wilhelm Brinch (9 May 1910 – 20 May 1953) was a Norwegian barrister, military officer, banker and politician for the Conservative Party. Pre-war life He was born in Kristiania as a son of barrister Christian Nicolay Brinch (1861– ...

took over as the new leader of D13. Hjartøy was one of district leader Brinch's closest helpers. Brinch, Hjartøy and Andreas Tømmerbakke were the three people usually present at the district's main office, where sub-leaders (intelligence, weapons, sabotage, provisions) came in to file reports during the day. As the highest-serving woman in the district she was often called "Milorg D 13's first lady". She was decorated with the

Defence Medal 1940–1945 The Defence Medal 1940–1945 () is the award rewarded to those military and civilian personnel who participated in the fight against the German invasion and occupation of Norway between 1940 and 1945. The Defence Medal 1940–1945 can be awarde ...

. After the war's end she was given a scholarship to complete her studies in the United States. Here she met Per Røed, a prolific saboteur from Milorg's District 13, whom she married. Røed and Hjartøy were old acquaintances from secondary school. They coincidentally met again at a Christmas celebration in a cover-up apartment in December 1944. They engaged in 1945, and married in the US in 1947. They lived at Jar. She died in April 2009 and was buried at Haslum.Cemeteries in Bærum
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roed, Reidun 1921 births 2009 deaths People from Rjukan People from Bærum Norwegian resistance members Female resistance members of World War II