Gudbrand Østbye (2 October 1885 – 2 June 1972) was a Norwegian army officer and historian. He was born in

Gjøvik is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen. The ...

, a son of factory owner Anders Østbye and Ellen Anna Hovdenak. He was married to Ragna Heyerdahl Hørbye, and thus son-in-law of Ragna Hørbye. During the Norwegian Campaign in 1940, he was in command of the 4th Brigade. Among his publications are ''Krigen i Valdres'' from 1946, and two volumes of the series ''Krigen i Norge 1940''. He was decorated with the St. Olav's Medal With Oak Branch, and was a Knight of the

Order of the Sword The Royal Order of the Sword (officially: ''Royal Order of the Sword''; Swedish: ''Kungliga Svärdsorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry and military decoration created by King Frederick I of Sweden on February 23, 1748, together with the Or ...

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1885 births 1972 deaths People from Gjøvik Norwegian Army personnel of World War II Norwegian military historians Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal with Oak Branch Knights of the Order of the Sword Norwegian prisoners of war in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by Germany {{norway-bio-stub