Asbjørn Sunde
Norwegian politician (1909–1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Asbjørn Edvin Sunde (12 December 1909 – 23 April 1985) was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party of Norway, communist partisan during the Spanish Civil War, saboteur against the Nazi occupation of Norway during the Second World War, and a convicted Soviet spy. During the Second World War, from 1941 to 1944, Sunde's group, the Osvald Group, carried out approximately 39 acts of sabotage[3] and assassination against the German occupation forces and Norwegian collaborators. In 1954 he was convicted by Eidsivating Court of Appeal of treason and espionage in favour of the Soviet Union, and sentenced to eight years in prison. He was released from prison in 1959 after serving two thirds of his sentence. He was expelled from the Communist Party of Norway in 1970.
Asbjørn Sunde | |
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Nickname(s) | Osvald |
Born | (1909-12-12)12 December 1909 Vikna, Norway |
Died | 23 April 1985(1985-04-23) (aged 75) Oslo, Norway |
Allegiance | Spanish Republic Osvald Group Soviet Union |
Years of service | 1940–1944 |
Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War Second World War |
Awards | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Defence Medal[1][2] |
Other work | Author |