Egil Yngvar Olbjørn (3 August 1902 – 1 February 1982) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

police leader. He came to prominence 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 ...

, as a member of

Nasjonal Samling Nasjonal Samling (, NS; ) was a Norwegian far-right political party active from 1933 to 1945. It was the only legal party of Norway from 1942 to 1945. It was founded by former minister of defence Vidkun Quisling and a group of supporters such a ...

and supporter of Jonas Lie. He headed the police branch Ordenspolitiet. To a certain degree he tried to resist German control, and was imprisoned for a short period in the autumn of 1944. He was saved from prison by Jonas Lie, and Olbjørn stood by Lie's side when they entrenched themselves at

Skallum Skallum is an area at Stabekk in Bærum, Norway. It was named after the historic estate Skallum (''Skallum Gård''). It is known locally for its art gallery and as a recreational area, and nationally as the site of an event in the closing days of Wo ...

on 8 May 1945 after the Nazi capitulation; however Olbjørn gave up, and left Skallum some days before Lie (who died there on 11 May). Olbjørn is also known as a judge (together with

Karl Marthinsen Karl Alfred Nicolai Marthinsen (sometimes spelled Karl ''Martinsen'') (25 October 1896 – 8 February 1945) was the Norway, Norwegian commander of Statspolitiet and Sikkerhetspolitiet in Norway during the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, ...

and Egil Reichborn-Kjennerud) in the special court that sentenced

Gunnar Eilifsen Gunnar Eilifsen (12 September 1897 – 16 August 1943) was a Norwegian police officer. In 1943, during the Nazi occupation of Norway, he was executed for disobedience when he refused to arrest five girls who did not show up for forced labour. ...

to death in 1943. During the

legal purge in Norway after World War II The purge in Norway after World War II was a purge that took place between May 1945 and August 1948 against anyone who was deemed to have collaborated with the German occupation of the country. Several thousand Norwegians and foreign citizens wer ...

, Olbjørn was sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labour, permanent loss of his position, and partial loss of his civil rights for 10 years. On appeal, his prison sentence was reduced to 12 years. Olbjørn was released from prison on 15 December 1950.

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1902 births 1982 deaths Members of Nasjonal Samling Norwegian police chiefs Norwegian police officers convicted of crimes People convicted of treason for Nazi Germany against Norway {{Norway-bio-stub Police officers convicted of treason