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Encyclopedia > Jens Christian Hauge

Jens Christian Hauge (born 1915) was the leader of the secret military organisation Milorg in WWII occupied Norway. Hauge was a lawyer and started his resistance work in 1941, and was jailed for some months in the autumn of that year. 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A military or miltary force (n. ... Alternative meaning: Organisation (band). ... Milorg were a guerrilla organisation under World War II in Norway. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... A lawyer or attorney at law is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law (and in other forms of dispute resolution). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A prison is a place in which people are confined and deprived of a range of liberties. ... Autumn colours at Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire, England. ...


Out of prison in 1942, he quickly advanced within the resistance movement, and within a year he was the secret leader of the clandestine organisation. Hauge worked hard to have a good relation with the Norwegian government in exile, and made a number of trips to Stockholm and London to achieve this. 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A resistance movement is a group dedicated to fighting an invader in an occupied country. ... The functions of the King of Norway are mainly ceremonial, but he has influence as the symbol of national unity. ... Stockholm [, ] is the capital and the largest City of Sweden. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ...


In the last months of the war, Hauge had secret talks with Wehrmacht officers that gave information about the German plans for Norway. These talks facilitated the smooth transition to peace when the Germans surrendered in May 1945. The Wehrmacht (literally defence force or means/power of resistance) was the name of the armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. ... The Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Hauge had a number of political positions in Norway after the war, and was a central player within the ruling social democrats. He became Norway's youngest defence minister in 1945, only 30 years old, and had that position until 1952. For a brief period he was also minister of Justice in 1955. Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...


Hauge was instrumental in having Norway leaving its position as neutral and join the NATO alliance in 1949. After leaving government he was still central within the Norwegian society and had a number of important positions. For the National Association of Theatre Owners, please see National Association of Theatre Owners. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...


Hauge has been described as one of the most interesting and powerful persons in 20th century Norway. He is also controversial, and has been criticised for not giving more information regarding central parts of the Milorg activities, like assassinations of Norwegian collaborators. Hauge has also been in question in relation to the strange circumstances regarding the death of the Milorg member Kai Holst in Stockholm just after the war. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ...


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Jens Christian Hauge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (441 words)
Hauge was a lawyer and started his resistance work in 1941, and was jailed for some months in the autumn of that year.
Hauge was instrumental in having Norway leaving its position as neutral and join the NATO alliance in 1949.
Hauge was involved in the establishment of the Norwegian state oil company Statoil, which currently is the largest Nordic company in terms of revenue, and in the startup of the airline Scandinavian Airlines System where he was a board member for more than 20 years.
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