- Arne Dagfin Dahl
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name=Arne Dagfin Dahl
lived=? , 1894 –? , 1990
placeofbirth=Norway
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allegiance=•British Army (1916)
•Norwegian Army
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rank=Generalmajor (Major General ) of the Royal Norwegian Army
commands=Commanding officer :
•Alta Battalion
• LiberatedFinnmark
• District Command North
and the 6th Division
•Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany
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battles=World War I :
•Battle of the Somme World War II :
•Battle of Gratangen
•Battles of Narvik
• Liberation of Finnmark
• Allied Occupation of Germany
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currentlyresides=Arne Dagfin Dahl (1894-1990)NorgesLexi: [http://lotus.uib.no/norgeslexi/krigslex/d/d1.html#dahl-arne Arne Dagfin Dahl] no icon] was a Norwegian military officer most renowned as the commander of the
Alta Battalion during the fighting at Narvik in Northern Norway in 1940.Tysklandsbrigaden.no: [http://www.tysklandsbrigaden.no/Publikasjonar/Brigadebok/Dahl.html Brigade Commander Dahl] no icon]World War I
During the
Battles of Narvik lt. col. Dahl was the sole Norwegian officer with previous battle experience, having fought as young lieutenant in a British unit at theBattle of the Somme in 1916. [ [http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/hod/dok/NOUer/1998/NOU-1998-12/17.html?id=375504 Norwegian government evaluation of the Alta Battalion in 1940] no icon]World War II
Dahl assumed command of the Alta Battalion in 1939 and led it through the 1940
Norwegian Campaign . [NorgesLexi: [http://www.norgeslexi.com/krigslex/a/a2.html#alta-bataljon Alta Battalion] no icon] [Eriksen, Karle Henrik: [http://www.kristiansten-festning.no/narvik_fettoget-landgangen.htm The battle for Narvik] no icon]He later served in the UK and the U.S. as well as having other commands before in the fall of 1944, as a full
colonel , he was made commander of the Norwegian Military Mission.In 1941 Dahl became the first Norwegian to attend the
Command and General Staff College atFort Leavenworth ,Kansas .Finnmark command
Dahl was given the task of commanding the Norwegian forces that were transferred to, as well as those raised in, the recently liberated Norwegian county of
Finnmark from November 1944. At the time of the German capitulation in Norway on 8 May 1945 Dahl had under his Finnmark command around 3,000 soldiers. Although involved in very little fighting, the force under Dahl's command was heavily involved in helping the civilian population of Finnmark and served as a symbol of Norwegian sovereignty in the area. Dahl on his part was concerned that the Russian forces which had been stationed in Eastern Finnmark since the October 1944Petsamo-Kirkenes Operation might not leave after war's end. These concerns turned out not to come true as all the Soviet forces left Norwegian territory by August-September 1945. [NorgesLexi: [http://www.norgeslexi.com/krigslex/f/f5.html#frigjoringen-finnmark The liberation of Finnmark] no icon]Post-war service
A.D. Dahl became a
Major General and commander of District Command North in 1945.In the period 1 September 1949 to 31 October 1950, [Tysklandsbrigaden.no: [http://www.tysklandsbrigaden.no/Publikasjonar/Brigadebok/Meny_Brigadebok.html Overview] no icon] Dahl commanded the
Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany .Footnotes
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