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Arne Damm
Arne Damm (8 September 1894 – 2 December 1968) was a Norwegian military officer, publisher and travel writer. He managed, from 1930, the publishing house N. W. Damm & Søn that his grandfather had established in 1843. Personal life and military career Damm was born on 8 September 1894 in Oslo, Kristiania as a son of Harald Christian Damm (1847–1931) and Abigael Christiane Brinck Nissen (1863–1945). After examen artium, finishing his secondary education in 1912 he graduated from the Norwegian Military Academy in 1915 and the Norwegian Military College in 1917. He held the rank of Captain from 1930 and Major from 1937. During the German occupation of Norway he was arrested in June 1942, first in Møllergata 19 and then in Grini concentration camp. On 9 July 1942 he was interned in officers' prisoner camps in Schokken, Grüne, Schildberg and Luckenwalde. After the war he was decorated with the Defence Medal 1940–1945. Business and literary career In 1930 Damm com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) 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 in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
