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Siem graduated as [[naval officer]] in 1904, and studied [[electrical engineering]] and [[diesel engine]] at the [[TH Charlottenburg]] from 1911 to 1912. An officer in the [[Norwegian Navy]], he held the rank of captain from 1919, and [[commander-captain]] from 1937.<ref name=heh-73/> |
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| ⚫ | He took actively part in local politics, and was elected to the [[municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] in [[Horten Municipality|Horten]] (1925–1928), [[Tromsø Municipality|Tromsø]] (1931–1934) and [[Hadsel Municipality|Hadsel]] (1937–1940). He was director of [[Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap]] from 1929 to 1934, and of [[Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab]] from 1936 to 1950.<ref name=heh-73/> |
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During the [[Battles of Narvik]] in 1940 he served with the [[6th Division (Norway)|6th Division]], as head of the sea transport.<ref name=heh-73/><ref name=hovland>{{cite book | title=General Carl Gustav Fleischer; Storhet og fall |first=Torkel |last=Hovland |author-link=Torkel Hovland |pages=170–172 |year=2000 |language=Norwegian |publisher=Forum – Aschehoug |location=Oslo |isbn=82-03-29097-3 }}</ref> During the [[German occupation of Norway]] he was among the [[Norwegian resistance movement|resistance]] pioneers in Northern Norway.<ref name=ulstein-v1>{{cite book | title=Etterretningstjenesten i Norge 1940-1945 |first=Ragnar |last=Ulstein |author-link=Ragnar Ulstein |pages=58, 248–249 |volume=1 |year=1989 |language=Norwegian |publisher=Cappelen |isbn=82-02-12401-8 }}</ref> He was incarcerated at [[Ånebyleiren]] and then [[Grini detention camp|Grini]] from April to July 1941, as a "Svolvær hostage".<ref name=gf>{{cite encyclopedia |title=121. Siem, Ole |encyclopedia=[[Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene]] |editor=Børre R. Giertsen | page=5 |year=1946 |language=Norwegian|publisher=Cappelen |location=Oslo}}</ref> He was later arrested by the [[Gestapo]] in December 1942, but was transferred to the [[Wehrmacht]] as prisoner-of-war in 1943 when about 1,100 Norwegian military officers were sent to prisoner-of-war camps in Poland and Germany for the rest of the war.<ref name=ulstein-v2>{{cite book | title=Etterretningstjenesten i Norge 1940-1945 |first=Ragnar |last=Ulstein |author-link=Ragnar Ulstein |pages=183, 360 |volume=2 |year=1990 |language=Norwegian |publisher=Cappelen |isbn=82-02-12421-2 }}</ref><ref name=nf>{{cite book|editor=Ottosen, Kristian|editor-link=Kristian Ottosen|title=Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945|edition=2nd|year=2004|publisher=Universitetsforlaget|location=Oslo|language=Norwegian|isbn=82-15-00288-9|page=612}}</ref> |
During the [[Battles of Narvik]] in 1940 he served with the [[6th Division (Norway)|6th Division]], as head of the sea transport.<ref name=heh-73/><ref name=hovland>{{cite book | title=General Carl Gustav Fleischer; Storhet og fall |first=Torkel |last=Hovland |author-link=Torkel Hovland |pages=170–172 |year=2000 |language=Norwegian |publisher=Forum – Aschehoug |location=Oslo |isbn=82-03-29097-3 }}</ref> During the [[German occupation of Norway]] he was among the [[Norwegian resistance movement|resistance]] pioneers in Northern Norway.<ref name=ulstein-v1>{{cite book | title=Etterretningstjenesten i Norge 1940-1945 |first=Ragnar |last=Ulstein |author-link=Ragnar Ulstein |pages=58, 248–249 |volume=1 |year=1989 |language=Norwegian |publisher=Cappelen |isbn=82-02-12401-8 }}</ref> He was incarcerated at [[Ånebyleiren]] and then [[Grini detention camp|Grini]] from April to July 1941, as a "Svolvær hostage".<ref name=gf>{{cite encyclopedia |title=121. Siem, Ole |encyclopedia=[[Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene]] |editor=Børre R. Giertsen | page=5 |year=1946 |language=Norwegian|publisher=Cappelen |location=Oslo}}</ref> He was later arrested by the [[Gestapo]] in December 1942, but was transferred to the [[Wehrmacht]] as prisoner-of-war in 1943 when about 1,100 Norwegian military officers were sent to prisoner-of-war camps in Poland and Germany for the rest of the war.<ref name=ulstein-v2>{{cite book | title=Etterretningstjenesten i Norge 1940-1945 |first=Ragnar |last=Ulstein |author-link=Ragnar Ulstein |pages=183, 360 |volume=2 |year=1990 |language=Norwegian |publisher=Cappelen |isbn=82-02-12421-2 }}</ref><ref name=nf>{{cite book|editor=Ottosen, Kristian|editor-link=Kristian Ottosen|title=Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945|edition=2nd|year=2004|publisher=Universitetsforlaget|location=Oslo|language=Norwegian|isbn=82-15-00288-9|page=612}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:44, 27 September 2024
Ole Siem | |
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| Born | 11 January 1882 Trondheim, Norway |
| Died | 1979 (aged 96–97) |
| Occupation(s) | naval officer, businessman, and politician |
| Children | Martin Siem |
| Relatives | Thore Boye (son-in-law) |
| Awards | Order of St. Olav (1946) Legion of Honour Virtuti Militari Liakat Medal |
Ole Siem (11 January 1882 – 1979) was a Norwegian naval officer, businessman, and politician.
Personal life
Siem was born in Trondheim to Martin Olsen Siem and Gjertrud Christlock. He married Marie Augusta Ursin Holm in 1912,[1] and was the father of Martin Siem.[2]
His daughter Augusta Sofie was married to diplomat and civil servant Thore Boye.[3]
Career
Siem graduated as naval officer in 1904, and studied electrical engineering and diesel engine at the TH Charlottenburg from 1911 to 1912. An officer in the Norwegian Navy, he held the rank of captain from 1919, and commander-captain from 1937.[1]
He took actively part in local politics, and was elected to the municipal council in Horten (1925–1928), Tromsø (1931–1934) and Hadsel (1937–1940). He was director of Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap from 1929 to 1934, and of Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab from 1936 to 1950.[1]
During the Battles of Narvik in 1940 he served with the 6th Division, as head of the sea transport.[1][4] During the German occupation of Norway he was among the resistance pioneers in Northern Norway.[5] He was incarcerated at Ånebyleiren and then Grini from April to July 1941, as a "Svolvær hostage".[6] He was later arrested by the Gestapo in December 1942, but was transferred to the Wehrmacht as prisoner-of-war in 1943 when about 1,100 Norwegian military officers were sent to prisoner-of-war camps in Poland and Germany for the rest of the war.[7][8]
He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1946.[1] He was Officer of the French Legion of Honour, recipient of the Polish Virtuti Militari, 4th Class, and of the Turkish Liakat Medal.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Siem, Ole". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 501. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ Hoemsnes, Ole M. "Martin Siem". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ Dæhlen, Kåre. "Thore Boye". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Hovland, Torkel (2000). General Carl Gustav Fleischer; Storhet og fall (in Norwegian). Oslo: Forum – Aschehoug. pp. 170–172. ISBN 82-03-29097-3.
- ^ Ulstein, Ragnar (1989). Etterretningstjenesten i Norge 1940-1945 (in Norwegian). Vol. 1. Cappelen. pp. 58, 248–249. ISBN 82-02-12401-8.
- ^ Børre R. Giertsen, ed. (1946). "121. Siem, Ole". Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 5.
- ^ Ulstein, Ragnar (1990). Etterretningstjenesten i Norge 1940-1945 (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Cappelen. pp. 183, 360. ISBN 82-02-12421-2.
- ^ Ottosen, Kristian, ed. (2004). Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 (in Norwegian) (2nd ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 612. ISBN 82-15-00288-9.
- ^ Amundsen, O. Delphin (1947). Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden 1847-1947 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 499.
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