Jacob Hvinden Haug
Jacob Hvinden Haug | |
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Born | Christiania | January 14, 1880
Died | June 2, 1961 | (aged 81)
Allegiance | Norwegian |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | Norwegian 2nd Division |
Battles/wars | Norwegian Campaign |
Other work | Grand Master of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons |
Jacob Hvinden Haug (14 January 1880 – 2 June 1961) was a Norwegian military officer and grand master of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons.
He was born in Christiania. He was major general and commander of the Norwegian 2nd Division from 1936. During the Norwegian Campaign in the Second World War he was head of the operations at Mjøsa and in Gudbrandsdalen.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "Jacob Hvinden Haug". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1948). "Hvinden Haug, Jacob". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 246. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
Categories:
- 1880 births
- 1961 deaths
- Military personnel from Oslo
- Norwegian Army World War II generals
- Norwegian Freemasons
- Knights of the Order of Charles XIII
- Norwegian military personnel stubs