About Osvald Harjo
Lived 1910 – 1993 (aged 82). Osvald Harjo was a Norwegian writer.
Osvald Harjo (30 September 1910 – 20 April 1993) was a Norwegian resistance member during World War II, and a prisoner in Soviet Gulag camps for more than a decade.
After being arrested and tortured by the Gestapo in 1942, he managed to escape from custody and fled into the Soviet Union. Here, he was accused of being a German spy, and convicted to 15 years forced labour. He was released in 1955, after pressure from the Norwegian Prime Minister during a visit in Moscow. Paul Engstad wrote Harjo's memoir book in 1956.
Harjo was of Finnish descent.
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Who was Osvald Harjo?
Norwegian resistance member (1910-1993)
When was Osvald Harjo born?
Osvald Harjo was born on 30 September 1910 in Pasvik.
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Osvald Harjo died on 20 April 1993.
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Osvald Harjo was a writer.
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Osvald Harjo was Norwegian.
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