About Asvor Ottesen
Lived 1911 – 2003 (aged 92). Asvor Ottesen was a Norwegian lawyer.
Asvor Ottesen (12 January 1911 Hamburg – 9 June 2003) was a Norwegian saboteur in the resistance during WWII and then after the war a lawyer, active in the Communist Party of Norway.
On 19 August 1941 Ottesen and Aksel Engelsgaard tried to blow up the restaurant "Löwenbräu" ("Humla") in Universitetsgata 26 in Oslo which was then frequented by German officers. The IED was discovered before it went off.
In 1948, Ottesen started her own law practice.
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Who was Asvor Ottesen?
Norwegian lawyer
When was Asvor Ottesen born?
Asvor Ottesen was born on 12 January 1911 in Hamburg.
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Asvor Ottesen died on 9 June 2003 in Oslo Municipality.
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Asvor Ottesen was a lawyer.
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Asvor Ottesen was Norwegian.
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