About Reidar Torp
Lived 1922 – 2017 (aged 94). Reidar Torp was a Norwegian military officer.
Reidar Torp (7 July 1922 – 19 May 2017) was a Norwegian military officer.
Biography Torp was born in Sarpsborg. A son of politician Oscar Torp, he fled Norway on the cruiser HMS Devonshire on 7 June 1940, together with the royal family, the cabinet (to which Oscar Torp belonged) and other important personnel. During the Second World War he was a soldier, undergoing training in London from 1942 to 1943 and at the Officer Cadet Training Unit, Sandhurst, from 1943 to 1944. Torp died in 2017.
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Who was Reidar Torp?
Norwegian general (1922-2017)
When was Reidar Torp born?
Reidar Torp was born on 7 July 1922 in Sarpsborg.
When did Reidar Torp die?
Reidar Torp died on 19 May 2017.
What was Reidar Torp's occupation?
Reidar Torp was a military officer.
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Reidar Torp was Norwegian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Reidar Torp. https://biography.guide/reidar-torp/
MLA: "Reidar Torp." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/reidar-torp/.
Chicago: "Reidar Torp." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/reidar-torp/.
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