Trond Johansen (born 13 May 1924) is a Norwegian intelligence officer. He served with the Norwegian Intelligence Service for nearly fifty years, and was decorated with the Norwegian Defence Cross of Honour.
Trond Johansen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 May 1924 Drammen, Norway |
| Occupation | Intelligence officer |
| Years active | 1943 – 1994 |
| Employer | Norwegian Intelligence Service |
| Awards | Norwegian Defence Cross of Honour |
Personal life
editJohansen was born in Drammen on 13 May 1924.[1]
He turned 100 on 13 May 2024, and tok part in a reception held at the Akershus Fortress.[2][3][1]
Career
editIntelligence
editDuring the German occupation of Norway Johansen engaged in resistance against the occupants, first by distributing illegal newspapers. In 1943 he was prescribed to forced labour at a Wehrmacht office. Having access to various documents, he smuggled out copies which he delivered to the intelligence organisation XU. From 1944 these included reports on shipments of German troops from harbors in the Oslofjord, until he had to flee to Sveden in 1945.[1]
After the Second World War, Johansen was recruited to Adm.T.P., the section for repatriation of German personnel, led by Vilhelm Evang. From 1949 he was responsible for security at the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany, and spent several years in Germany.[1][4]: 126 From 1955 he was attached to the Norwegian embassy in Bonn.[1]
From 1959 he headed a liaison group responsible for clandestine operations.[1][4]: 322 In the 1960s he took part in meetings regarding signal intelligence with American agencies, including the Office of Naval Intelligence and the National Security Agency.[4]: 220–222
From 1977 he headed the Norwegian Intelligence Service section D, responsible for special information collecting and analysis. He assumed the position of assisting director in 1992, and retired from the Norwegian Intelligence Service in 1994.[1]
He has been awarded the Norwegian Defence Cross of Honour, and was the first recipient of the Norwegian Intelligence Service Medal of Merit.[1]
Politician
editA politician, Johansen was a member of the Labour Party commission for security and foreign policy, and was advisor to central Labour politicians.[5]: 243 [6]: 164
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Stensønes, Nils Andreas (13 May 2024). "En etterretningslegende fyller 100 år". etterretningstjenesten.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Persen, Kjell (26 May 2024). "«Kontoristen» var den beste agentkilden i Norge". tv2.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Hegtun, Halvor (1 May 2024). "Hysj! Norges minst PR-kåte mann runder 100". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Riste, Olav; Moland, Arnfinn (1997). Strengt hemmelig». Norsk etterretningstjeneste 1945 – 1970 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 82-00-12769-9.
- ^ Jacobsen, Alf R. (1982). Muldvarpene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Pax Forlag. ISBN 82-530-1365-5.
- ^ Christensen, Chr. (1990). Av hensyn til rikets sikkerhet (in Norwegian). Cappelen. ISBN 82-02-12447-6.