About Arne Heimsjø
Lived 1915 – 1989 (aged 73–74). Arne Heimsjø was a Norwegian military personnel and police officer.
Arne Heimsjø (28 December 1915 – 18 April 1989) was a Norwegian military officer.
He was born in Hemne Municipality as a son of lieutenant Anders Heimsjø. He was graduated from the 5th Division academy in 1935 and police academy in 1937, before becoming an officer in 1940. During the Second World War he participated in fighting as a platoon leader in Infantry Regiment 6. He fled to Sweden in 1941, spent time in Stockholm before continuing to the UK. He served as a platoon leader in the Norwegian Bridgade, before training Norwegian police troops in Sweden from 1944 to 1945. He was decorated with the Defence Medal 1940–1945 and the Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal. Before the 1981 Norwegian parliamentary election he was a minor ballot candidate for the Liberal People's Party. He died 18 April 1989.
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Who was Arne Heimsjø?
Norwegian general
When was Arne Heimsjø born?
Arne Heimsjø was born on 28 December 1915.
When did Arne Heimsjø die?
Arne Heimsjø died in 1989 in Rikshospitalet.
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Arne Heimsjø was a military personnel and police officer.
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Arne Heimsjø was Norwegian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Arne Heimsjø. https://biography.guide/arne-heimsjo/
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