Rasmus Hatledal (1 February 1885 – 14 July 1963) was a Norwegian topographer and military officer. He was born in

Stryn Stryn is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Stryn. The municipality is located along the innermost part of t ...

. He was appointed colonel and chief of the general staff in 1938. The post-

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

investigation committee, '' Undersøkelseskommisjonen av 1945'', appreciated Hatledal's mobilizing efforts in the 1940

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. He was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1949, and was also Commander of the Swedish

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 1963 deaths People from Stryn Norwegian Army personnel of World War II Norwegian prisoners of war in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by Germany Commanders of the Order of the Sword {{Norway-mil-bio-stub