Petter Moen Explained

Petter Moen
Birth Date:	14 February 1901
Birth Place:	Drammen, Norway
Nationality:	Norwegian
Occupation:	Actuary
Known For:	Resistance work during the Second world war Diary from prison

Petter Moen (14 February 1901  - 8 September 1944) was a Norwegian resistance member later known for his diaries.

During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he edited the underground newspaper London-Nytt.^[1] He was arrested in February 1944 when the German occupiers discovered several undercover newspapers.^[2] Moen spent time imprisoned at Møllergata 19, and he perished during transport to Germany with the ship SS Westfalen in September 1944. He is particularly known for his diary written with a pin on toilet paper during imprisonment.^[3] The manuscript was found after the war and published in 1949 as Petter Moens dagbok;^[4] it has been translated into several languages.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Petter Moen. Store norske leksikon. Magne . Skodvin . Magne Skodvin . Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 26 October 2009.
2. Book: Krigens Dagbok . Det store pressekrakket . Norwegian . Voksø, Per . Per Voksø . 1984 . Det Beste . Oslo . 82-7010-166-4 . 400 .
3. Encyclopedia: Petter Moen . . Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Helle, Knut. Knut Helle. Ivar . Kraglund . Norwegian. 26 October 2009.
4. Book: Petter Moens dagbok . Cappelen . 1949 . Oslo . Norwegian .
5. Encyclopedia: Moland . Arnfinn . Arnfinn Moland . . Moen, Petter . Norwegian . Dahl . Hans Fredrik Dahl . Hjeltnes . Guri Hjeltnes . Nøkleby . Berit Nøkleby . Ringdal . Nils Johan Ringdal . Sørensen . Øystein Sørensen . 26 October 2009 . 1995 . Cappelen . Oslo . 82-02-14138-9 . 275 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140528010317/http://mediabase1.uib.no/krigslex/m/m2.html#moen-petter . 28 May 2014 .