Thorvald Thronsen (1 February 1917 – 15 June 2003) was a

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paramilitary officer. From 1933 he was a member of the Fascist party

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, and during the

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a career path opened for him, even though he sustained

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during the fighting of 1940. He was chief of staff in the

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- the party's paramilitary organisation modelled on the Nazi German

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en - from November 1940 to February 1944, except for 1941 when he served at the Eastern Front. He was pressured to leave the Hird after his brother

John Thronsen John Thronsen (12 September 1913 – 24 May 2003) was a Norwegian economist. From 1933 he was a member of the party Nasjonal Samling (so were his brother Thorvald Thronsen, four other siblings, and both parents), and during the occupation of Norw ...

got mixed up in intrigues. During the

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he was not convicted, because he was regarded as insane. He was ordered to stay in Norway, but went to Spain and Brazil, before returning to Norway in 1954.

References

1917 births 2003 deaths Members of Nasjonal Samling Norwegian Army personnel of World War II Norwegian Waffen-SS personnel Norwegian expatriates in Spain Norwegian expatriates in Brazil Nazis in South America {{Norway-mil-bio-stub