Birger Dannevig (24 December 1921 – 23 May 1998) was a Norwegian journalist and historian.

Biography

Dannevig was born in

Arendal Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the munici ...

as the son of Alf Nicolay Dannevig and Sofie Marie Knudsen. He published a total of 54 books, mainly on the history of shipping, including ''Farsunds sjøfarts historie'' from 1967, ''Skip og menn'' from 1968, and ''Grimstads sjøfarts historie'' from 1971. 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 chaired the local chapter of the clandestine intelligence organisation XU.

References

1921 births 1998 deaths People from Arendal 20th-century Norwegian historians Norwegian resistance members XU 20th-century Norwegian journalists {{Norway-historian-stub