Folke Hauger Johannessen Explained

Folke Hauger Johannessen
Birth Date:	2 December 1913
Birth Place:	Gothenburg, Sweden
Nationality:	Norwegian
Occupation:	Naval officer
Awards:	Order of the Sword

Folke Hauger Johannessen (2 December 1913  - 17 April 1997) was a Norwegian military officer, an admiral of the Royal Norwegian Navy. He served as Chief of Defence of Norway from 1964 to 1972.^{[1] [2]}

During World War II he was the deputy commander and commander of several Norwegian destroyers and a chief of an Escort Group in Convoy Service for the Allies in the North Atlantic.^[3]

Hauger Johannessen was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav in 1972. He received the Grand Cross of the Danish Order of the Dannebrog and the Order of the Lion of Finland. He was a Commander of the American Legion of Merit.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Folke Hauger Johannessen . Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo . Henriksen . Petter. Petter Henriksen . Norwegian. 4 November 2009 .
2. Web site: Forsvarssjefen . www.mil.no . Norwegian . 4 November 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090915181931/http://www.mil.no/fst/forsvarssjefen/start/sjefsrolle/ . 15 September 2009 .
3. https://snl.no/Folke_Hauger_Johannessen Folke Hauger Johannessen
4. Encyclopedia: Folke Hauger Johannessen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Kjell Inge . Bjerga . . Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 4 November 2009.