Carl Johan Erichsen

Carl Johan Erichsen (14 September 1879 – 10 November 1949) was a Norwegian military officer.

Carl Johan Erichsen
Born	(1879-09-14)14 September 1879 Kristiania, Norway
Died	10 November 1949(1949-11-10) (aged 70)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	military officer
Awards	Knight of the Danish Order of the Dannebrog Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy Knight of the French Legion of Honour Knight, First Class of the Swedish Order of the Sword Knight, First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

Personal life

Erichsen was born in Kristiania, a son of Hans Anton Erichsen and Karen Mathea Larsen. In 1919 he married Nina Wiese.^[1][2]

Career

Erichsen graduated as officer from the Norwegian Military Academy in 1901, and from the Norwegian Military College in 1905.^[1] He was promoted major in 1925, lieutenant colonel in 1929, and colonel and head of the 8th Infantry Regiment in Stavanger in 1930. From 1934 he was head of 6th Division in Harstad, with the rank of major general, and from 1939 he was head of 1st Division in Halden and commander at Fredriksten.^[2][3][4]

He died on 10 November 1949.^[5]

References

1. Barth, Bjarne Keyser, ed. (1930). "Erichsen, C. J.". Norges militære embedsmenn 1929 (in Norwegian). Oslo: A. M. Hanche. p. 134.
2. Gram, Harald; Steenstrup, Bjørn, eds. (1948). "Erichsen Carl Johan". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 137. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
3. Faye, Wilhelm (1963). Krigen i Norge 1940. Operasjonene i Østfold (in Norwegian). Forsvarets Krigshistoriske Avdeling / Gyldendal.
4. Rapport fra den militære undersøkelseskommisjon av 1946 (in Norwegian). pp. 50–54. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
5. "Generalmajor Carl Johan Erichsen". oslomilsamfund.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 7 October 2018.