Kristian Fougner Explained

Kristian Fougner, (21 April 1919  - 30 August 2012) was a Norwegian engineer and resistance member.

Fougner was born in Halden to Bjørn Fougner and Ragnhild Klaveness. He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1946.^[1]

While a student in Trondheim during the German occupation of Norway, Fougner took part in resistance activities for the intelligence organization XU, and for the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS).^[2] He operated the SIS wireless station Leporis from 1942 to 1943.^[3]

For his war contributions, he was decorated with the Norwegian War Cross with Sword, and the British Distinguished Service Cross.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Bassøe . Bjarne . Bjarne Bassøe . Ingeniørmatrikkelen: norske sivilingeniører 1901–55 med tillegg . Fougner, Kristian . 1961 . Teknisk ukeblad . Oslo . 138 . Norwegian .
2. Book: Holdningskamp og motstandsvilje: NTH under krigen 1940 - 1945. Tapir. 1995. 82-519-1186-9 . Norwegian . 59 - 66 .
3. Book: Ulstein, Ragnar . Ragnar Ulstein

   . Etterretningstjenesten i Norge 1940-1945 . Ragnar Ulstein . 35 - 36, 166 - 170 . 2 . 1990 . Norwegian . Cappelen . 82-02-12421-2 .