Erland Frisvold (May 13, 1877 – August 22, 1971) was a

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colonel, civil engineer, and mayor of

Harstad ( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the town of Harstad, the most populous town in Central Hålogalan ...

. Frisvold was born at the farm Kjæstad in

Lom, Norway Lom is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fossbergom. Another village area in Lom is Elvesæter. The munici ...

, the eldest child of Pål Erlandsson Frisvold (1846–1912) and Anne Rolvsdotter Blakar Frisvold (1850–1937).Steenstrup, Bjørn. 1968. ''Hvem er hvem?'' Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Company, p. 163. He graduated from the

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in 1899, and from the Norwegian Military College in 1902, and then served as the civil engineer for Harstad from 1908 to 1911. He served as mayor of Harstad from 1911 to 1912 and again from 1926 to 1929. During the Second World War, he commanded Infantry Regiment No. 12, taking part in the

Battles of Narvik The Battles of Narvik were fought from 9 April to 8 June 1940, as a naval battle in the Ofotfjord and as a land battle in the mountains surrounding the north Norwegian town of Narvik, as part of the Norwegian Campaign of the Second World War. ...

. He died on August 22, 1971 and is buried in Oslo's Western Cemetery (''Vestre gravlund''). Frisvold was married to Valdis Kaarbø (1882–1961), the daughter of Rikard Kaarbø (1850–1901), a leading businessman in Harstad. He was the father of Lieutenant General

Paal Frisvold Paal Frisvold (born 5 May 1962) is a Norwegian organizational leader and retired fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 2009 he was elected as the new leader of the European Movement in Norway, succeeding ...

.''Det Kongelige Frederiks universitets aarsberetning for beretningsaaret''. 1929. Oslo: A.W. Brøggers Boktrykkeri, p. 16.

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1877 births 1971 deaths People from Harstad People from Lom, Norway Norwegian Military Academy alumni Norwegian Military College alumni Mayors of Harstad Norwegian Army personnel of World War II Burials at Vestre gravlund {{Norway-mil-bio-stub