Andreas Tømmerbakke (24 July 1910 – 3 November 1994) was a Norwegian

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and resistance member against the

Nazi occupation of Norway The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until the ...

. He was born in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

, and

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his secondary education at

Bergen Cathedral School Bergen Cathedral School (Norwegian: ''Bergen Katedralskole'', Latin: ''Schola Cathedralis Bergensis'', formerly known as Bergens lærdeskole and Bergen latinskole and colloquially known as Katten) is an upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway. Loc ...

in 1929. He studied at the

Royal Frederick University 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 universit ...

and graduated with the

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degree in 1934. In 1935 he took the actuary examination. He worked in the insurance company Norske Forenede Livsforsikringsselskap from 1936 to 1947, Statens Kornforretning from 1947 to 1952 and then in the

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. During the

occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until the ...

he was a member 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 ...

. He was one of the closest helpers of

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 (1861–1 ...

, leader of District 13 based in Norway's capital. Brinch, Tømmerbakke and Reidun Hjartøy were the three people usually present at the district's main office, where sub-leaders (intelligence, weapons, sabotage, provisions) filed reports during the day.Øyen et al, 2007: p. 34 After the war he co-edited the book ''Milorg D13 i kamp. Fra det hemmelige militære motstandsarbeidet i Oslo og omegn 1940–1945 ''. He died in November 1994.

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1910 births 1994 deaths Civil servants from Bergen People educated at the Bergen Cathedral School Norwegian actuaries University of Oslo alumni Norwegian resistance members {{Norway-bio-stub