Ole Reistad
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Ole Reistad (1898 - 1949) was a Norwegian military officer. Reistad was an accomplished athlete. He was Norwegian pentathlon champion in 1922 and participated in the 1928 Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. In 1922, he was awarded the most prestigious Norwegian sports award - the Egebergs Ærespris.
During the fighting following Nazi Germany's assault on Norway in 1940, Reistad was squadron commander and led the operations from Bardufoss against the German forces. After the evacuation of King Haakon VII and the Norwegian government, Reistad was commander of "Little Norway" outside Toronto, Canada, which was a training camp for pilots in the exile Norwegian Air Force.
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| Preceded by Harald Strøm |
Egebergs Ærespris 1922 |
Succeeded by Johan Støa |
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