Andreas Tømmerbakke (24 July 1910 – 3 November 1994) was a Norwegian

actuary An actuary is a professional with advanced mathematical skills who deals with the measurement and management of risk and uncertainty. These risks can affect both sides of the balance sheet and require investment management, asset management, ...

and resistance member against the

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

Biography

He was born in

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, and finished his secondary education at Bergen Cathedral School in 1929. He studied at the Royal Frederick University and graduated with the cand.oecon. degree in 1934. In 1935, he took the actuary examination. He worked in the insurance company Norske Forenede Livsforsikringsselskap from 1936 to 1947, Statens Kornforretning from 1947 to 1952 and then in the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. During the

occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany 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 a member of

Milorg Milorg (abbreviation of militær organisasjon – military organization) was the main Norwegian resistance movement during World War II. Resistance work included intelligence gathering, sabotage, supply-missions, raids, espionage, transport of ...

. He was one of the closest helpers of Lorentz Brinch, leader of District 13 based in Norway's capital. Brinch, Tømmerbakke and Reidun Hjartøy were the three people usually present at the district's main office, where sub-leaders (intelligence, weapons, sabotage, provisions) filed reports during the day.Øyen et al, 2007: p. 34 After the war he co-edited the book ''Milorg D13 i kamp. Fra det hemmelige militære motstandsarbeidet i Oslo og omegn 1940–1945 ''. He died in November 1994.

References

1910 births 1994 deaths Civil servants from Bergen People educated at the Bergen Cathedral School Norwegian actuaries University of Oslo alumni Norwegian resistance members {{Norway-bio-stub