Johan Christopher Ræder (21 March 1859 – 28 February 1943) was a Norwegian military officer. He was born in

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as a son of

Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder (16 September 1817 – 22 July 1884) was a Norwegian jurist and civil servant. Ræder was born at Kongsvinger in Hedmark, Norway. He was the son of Johan Christopher Ræder and Karen Sophie Hedevig Munch. He was the ...

and Hanna Scheel. He was a brother of Anton Henrik Ræder, a grandson of Johan Christopher Ræder and a nephew of Johan Georg Ræder, Ole Munch Ræder and Jacques Ræder. He was also a grandnephew of

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and

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'', volume 14, 1900 He was a military officer from 1880, and after serving in the infantry he reached the rank of Premier Lieutenant in 1883, attended the

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and spent four years as an aide-de-camp in the General Staff from 1884 to 1888. He served in the Engineer Corps from 1889, was back in the General Staff between 1893 and 1897 and was responsible for

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between 1901 and 1903. He also lectured at the

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from 1894 to 1903. He reached the rank of captain in 1893, major in 1903, lieutenant colonel in 1905 and major general in 1909. He was the inspector-general of the Engineer Corps from 1909 to 1916, and served as the Commanding General in Norway from 1916 to 1927. He held the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

from 1927, was a Commander, First Class of the

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, Grand Officier of the

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and held the Grand Cross of the

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and the

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1859 births 1943 deaths Military personnel from Trondheim People from Nes, Buskerud Norwegian Army generals Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog Recipients of the Order of the Sword Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit Norwegian Military College alumni Academic staff of the Norwegian Military Academy {{Norway-mil-bio-stub