Alv Kjøs (4 June 1894 – 14 April 1990) was a Norwegian army officer and politician for the
Conservative Party
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.
Early life and military career
He was born in
Løiten, the son of farmers Andreas Olsen Kjøs and Dina Baardsdatter.
Having achieved his ''
examen artium
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'' academic certification in 1914, he graduated from the upper section of the
Norwegian Military Academy
The Norwegian Military Academy (), in Oslo, educates officers of the Norwegian Army and serves as the King's Royal Guard. The academy was established in 1750, and is the oldest institution for higher education in Norway.
History
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in 1917. Upon graduating, he joined the infantry of the
2nd Division as a first lieutenant. He first served in the 6th Infantry Regiment, before transferring to the 5th Infantry Regiment in 1921.
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Political career
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament
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from Hedmark
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Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged int ...
in 1937, and was re-elected on five occasions. From 1958 to 1961 he was President of the Odelsting
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, and from 1961 to 1965 he was Vice President of the Storting
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.
On the local level, Kjøs was a member of Løten
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municipal council from 1931 to 1945. He chaired the municipal party chapter from 1930 to 1934, and the county chapter from 1937 to 1946. From 1954 to 1962 he chaired the party nationwide.
Second World War
During the German invasion of Norway
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in 1940, the major Kjøs fought in Southern and Northern Norway. When officers were arrested as prisoners-of-war in 1942 during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
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Kjøs was imprisoned in Grini concentration camp
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from April. In August 1943 he was transferred to Grune in Germany (now: Poland), later to Schildberg and Luckenwalde
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. In 1946 he was promoted to colonel
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. Besides his military career he was a farmer.
He was decorated as a Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav in 1964.
References
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1894 births
1990 deaths
Norwegian Military Academy alumni
Norwegian farmers
Members of the Storting
Hedmark politicians
Norwegian Army personnel of World War II
Norwegian prisoners of war in World War II
Grini concentration camp survivors
World War II prisoners of war held by Germany
Leaders of the Conservative Party (Norway)
Vice Presidents of the Storting
20th-century Norwegian politicians