Ole Hermansen (1893–1942) was a Norwegian trade unionist. He began as a forest and construction worker, but was hired by Rena Kartonfabrikk (Rena Carton Factory) in 1920. He was a member of the Labour Party from 1915, but joined the

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in 1923, and was elected to Åmot

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in the same year. In 1926 he became mayor of Amot. He was a

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at the Sixth

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Congress in 1928, and in 1929 he was elected to the Communist Party central board. In the 1933 election he was the Communist Party first candidate in

Hedmark Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged i ...

. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was arrested by the Nazis, shortly after

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. He died in Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

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1893 births 1942 deaths People from Åmot Labour Party (Norway) politicians Communist Party of Norway politicians Mayors of places in Hedmark Norwegian resistance members People who died in Sachsenhausen concentration camp Politicians who died in Nazi concentration camps Norwegian civilians killed in World War II Norwegian people who died in Nazi concentration camps {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub