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Gunnar Eilifsen (12 September 1897 – 16 August 1943) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

police officer A police officer (also called a policeman and, less commonly, a policewoman) is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, "police officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the ...

. In 1943, during the

Nazi occupation of Norway The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until th ...

, he was executed for

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when he refused to arrest five girls who did not show up for forced labour. A retroactive law was hurriedly passed after his execution and that law was subsequently referred to as ''Lex Eilifsen''.

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was convicted for his murder.

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1897 births 1943 deaths People from Kristiansand Norwegian police officers Executed Norwegian people {{Law-enforcement-bio-stub