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Wilhelm Holst
Wilhelm Christopher Holst (born 27 October 1895 in Drammen – Norway, died 2 November 1949 in Oslo – Norway) was a Norwegian businessman who worked for the French resistance movement Free France during World War II, as a P2 agent and ''Chef de Reseau Billett'' (Alexandre) in France. After the German invasion of Norway April 9 1940, and the execution of his two sons (15 and 16 years old) by the Germans on April 15 1940, he mobilized a strong dislike for the nazis and founded the secret circuit ''Billet'', based in Paris and Marseille, on memorial day 1941. Prior to this, he worked for MI9 and was related to the operation of the Pat O'Leary Line in Marseille. In spring 1941 he was recruited through the Norwegian Ministry of Defense's intelligence office in London, as one of the first five Special Operations Executive (SOE) in the DF section for France, Clandestine & Communications. In May 1941 Holst was asked to be the local contact for the agents carrying out the Operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signature De Wilhelm Holst - Archives Nationales (France)
A signature (; from la, signare, "to sign") is a Handwriting, handwritten (and often Stylization, stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. The writer of a signature is a signatory or signer. Similar to a handwritten signature, a signature work describes the work as readily identifying its creator. A signature may be confused with an autograph, which is chiefly an artistic signature. This can lead to confusion when people have both an autograph and signature and as such some people in the public eye keep their signatures private whilst fully publishing their autograph. Function and types The traditional function of a signature is to permanently affix to a document a person's uniquely personal, undeniable self-identification as physical evidence of that person's personal witness and certification of the content of all, or a specified part, of the document. For examp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
