Einar Dønnum

Einar Olav Dønnum (19 April 1897 – 22 April 1947) was a Norwegian Nazi collaborator who was executed during the legal purge in Norway after World War II.

World War II

During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, Dønnum worked in the Nazi-dominated Statspolitiet. He was known for brutal interrogation methods, which included torture. He hired his teenage son as an assistant.[1]

Members of the Norwegian resistance movement, including Asbjørn Sunde, made several failed assassination attempts on Dønnum. However, the Nazi occupation ended on 8 May 1945, and in 1947, as a part of the legal purge in Norway after World War II, his son was sentenced to six years of forced labour, and Dønnum was sentenced to death for treason.[1] He was executed by firing squad at Akershus Fortress on 22 April 1947.

References
  1. Ringdal, Nils Johan (1995). "Dønnum, Einar". In Dahl, Hans Fredrik (ed.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45. Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
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