Sigurd Bernhard Sverdrup (1 June 1918 – 16 May 2008) was a Norwegian

World War II resistance Resistance movements during World War II occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ranging from non-cooperation to propaganda, hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns. In many countries, r ...

member. He studied law during the early phase of

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. He became a member of the resistance group 2A. Here he gained contact with Martin Siem, a worker at the mechanic yard

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. Both were recruited to the secret intelligence organization

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. Siem was an informant regarding his workplace, whereas Sverdrup gained a direct channel to the executive of the

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. When the leader of RMO, A.K. Rygg, had to flee the country in the autumn 1943, Siem and Sverdrup took over the leadership. Sverdrup was specifically tasked with coordinating naval intelligence in the

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, from

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in the west to

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in the east. RMO cooperated with XU 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 ...

, and information on the

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became especially important for Norwegian ship saboteurs, such as

Max Manus Maximo Guillermo "Max" Manus DSO, MC & Bar (9 December 1914 – 20 September 1996) was a Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II, specialising in sabotage in occupied Norway. After the war he wrote several books about his adventure ...

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and

Roy Nielsen Roy Nielsen (27 March 1916 – 4 April 1945) was a Norwegian resistance member during World War II, a member of Milorg and involved in propaganda and sabotage. Among his sabotage operations was the destruction of 25 Messerschmitt fighter airc ...

. Sverdrup died in 2008.

References

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