Otto Hjersing Munthe-Kaas

Otto Hjersing Munthe-Kaas (31 August 1883 – 25 June 1981) was a Norwegian politician, businessman and military officer.

Otto Hjersing Munthe-Kaas
Born(1883-08-31)31 August 1883
Fredrikshald, Norway
Died25 June 1981(1981-06-25) (aged 97)
Resting placeVestre gravlund
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationArmy officer
Businessman
Politician
ChildrenHugo Munthe-Kaas
RelativesHugo Munthe-Kaas (brother)
AwardsSt. Olav's Medal with Oak Branch

He was born in Fredrikshald as a son of Hugo Severin Munthe-Kaas and Ragna Hjersing and younger brother of Hugo Munthe-Kaas, and graduated as officer in 1904. He was manager of Jøvik Sildolje- & Kraftforfabrik from 1914 to 1942. He was a member of the municipal council of Tromsø from 1916 to 1923, and served as mayor of Tromsø from 1920 to 1921. He was a deputy representative to the Storting from 1924 to 1927. During World War II he took part in the Norwegian Campaign in 1940, served with the Norwegian Army High Command in London from 1942 to 1943, was military attaché in Washington from 1943 to 1944, and served as Allied Zone Commander in Tromsø in 1945. His books include The Campaign of Northern Norway from 1944, Krigen i Norge 1940. Operasjonene gjennom Romerike-Hedemarken-Gudbrandsdalen-Romsdalen from 1955, and Norges grensevakt i nordøst from 1964. His awards include the St. Olav's Medal with Oak Branch.[1] He died in 1981 and is buried at Vestre gravlund.[2]

References
  1. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Munthe-Kaas, Otto Hjersing". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 396. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  2. "Cemeteries in Norway". DIS-Norge. Retrieved 12 July 2016.


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