Christian Roy Kaldager (18 March 1908 – 23 June 2005) was a

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major general. He was born in

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. He graduated from the

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in 1931 and from the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Academy in 1932. From 1936 to 1941, he was a captain in the merchant fleet. from 1942 he participated in the

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as the leader of 330 Squadron. He was promoted to colonel in 1953 and major general in 1960. He was inspector-general of the

from 1957, and in 1962 he became the leader of the

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air force in The Congo. From August 1963 to December 1963 he was the commander of the entire

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. He succeeded Kebbede Guebre and was succeeded by

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. He was the acting chief of staff of the

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from 1964 to 1968, commander of

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from 1968 to 1973 and the director of the Norwegian Defence Education Command from 1969 to 1970.

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1908 births 2005 deaths Norwegian sailors Royal Norwegian Naval Academy alumni Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service personnel of World War II Royal Norwegian Air Force personnel of World War II Norwegian World War II pilots Norwegian Royal Air Force pilots of World War II Royal Norwegian Air Force generals No. 330 Squadron RNoAF personnel Norwegian officials of the United Nations People of the Congo Crisis Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Norway-mil-bio-stub