Erling Østerberg (2 November 1901 – 11 September 1981) was a Norwegian police officer. He was born in

Beitstad Beitstad () is a village in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Beitstadsundet strait at the end of the Beitstadfjorden at the inner end of the Trondheimsfjord, about southwest of the village o ...

, and was the father of sociologist

Dag Østerberg Dag Østerberg (9 November 1938 – 22 February 2017) was a Norwegian sociologist, philosopher and musicologist. He was born in Trondheim to police officer Erling Østerberg and Jørgine Sofie Kleven. He was a central contributor to the so- ...

. During the

German 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 th ...

he was active in preventing Nazification of the police corps, was arrested at the Martial law in Trondheim in 1942, incarcerated at the

Falstad concentration camp Falstad concentration camp ( or ) was situated in the village of Ekne in what was Skogn Municipality (now part of Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county) in Norway. It was used mostly for political prisoners from Nazism, Nazi-occupied territor ...

for some months, and subsequently expelled from the city. He served as police chief in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

for 26 years, from 1945 to 1971. He was member of several public commissions and committees, and served as board member of various companies. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...

in 1964, and was Commander of the Yugoslavian Order of the Flag.

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1901 births 1981 deaths People from Steinkjer Norwegian police chiefs Norwegian resistance members Falstad concentration camp survivors Norwegian prisoners and detainees {{Norway-bio-stub