Thore Horve

Thore Horve (6 October 1899 – 15 August 1990) was a Norwegian naval officer and businessperson. He is best known for his naval commands and efforts during World War II, for leading the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1946 to 1949 and in 1951, and for his work to compensate war sailors many years later.

Early life and career He was born in Hetland Municipality. He graduated from the Norwegian Naval Academy in 1920 and served on various ships. In 1927 he married Bergljot Sollie (1903–1994), daughter of politician Harald Bredo Sollie. The two ships left Haugesund at about 0900hrs, but soon came under attack from a Luftwaffe bomber around off the Norwegian coast. The bombs, aimed at the Main, missed but the German captain immediately scuttled his vessel and ordered his crew to abandon ship.

Horve remained commander of Draug until 3 November 1941. He was also commander of HNoMS Sleipner from 28 June 1940 to December 1941. He subsequently had command of Glaisdale. He worked in the Royal Norwegian Navy High Command in London from 1941 to 1942, headed the Norwegian MTB Flotilla in Shetland from 1943 to 1944, and worked again at the Navy High Command from 1944 to 1945 and the Navy Special Service (Marinens Spesialtjeneste) in 1945. He resigned in the same year in protest of Defence Minister Jens Christian Hauge's political priorities, which Horve felt had given the Royal Norwegian Navy an inferior role within NATO (of which Norway was a founding member in 1949).

Horve died in August 1990 in Oslo, almost 91 years old. War Medal (Norway) Defence Medal 1940–1945 (Deltagermedaljen 9. april 1940 - 8. mai 1945) (Norway) Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal (Norway) Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog 6.10.1947 (Denmark) Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour (France) War Cross (Croix de guerre) 1939-1945 (France) Commander of the Order of the Sword (Sweden) Commander of the Most Excellent of the Order British Empire (CBE) - military (United Kingdom) Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) (United Kingdom) Mention in Dispatches (MID) (United Kingdom) Officer of the Legion of Merit (USA)