Henry Gleditsch
Henry Cochrane Williamsen Gleditsch (9 November 1902 – 6 October 1942) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director.
He was born in Kristiania.[1] In his young days he participated in skiing for SFK Lyn.[2]
He made his acting debut in 1923, and in 1937 he established and took charge of Trøndelag Teater in Trondheim. He had a satirical style, provoking the authorities of the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. People warned him and advised him to flee to Sweden, but he did not do so.[1]
Following skirmishes in Majavatn and sabotages in Glomfjord and Malm, conducted by the Norwegian resistance movement, martial law was declared on 6 October 1942 in and around Trondheim, in Nord-Trøndelag and in Grane. In a speech held in the main square in the city center of Trondheim, Josef Terboven declared an imminent crackdown on "those who pull the strings".[3] Henry Gleditsch was executed as a propitiatory reprisal, near Falstad, together with newspaper editor and politician Harald Langhelle and eight other people.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Dahl, Hans Fredrik, ed. (1995). "Gleditsch, Henry". Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-1945. Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ Amundsen, Finn (1936). Lyn gjennem 40 år (in Norwegian). Drammen: J. Steenberg & Co. p. 34.
- ^ Harald H. Langhelle (1890-1942) Archived 2005-05-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
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