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Qvist, Arthur

    Date of birth:
    February 17th, 1896 (Oslo, Norway)
    Date of death:
    September 20th, 1973 (Ullensaker, Norway)
    Nationality:
    Norwegian (1905-present, Kingdom)

    Biography

    SS-Obersturmbannführer Arthur Quist was a Norwegian volunteer in the Waffen-SS. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison after the war.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    SS-Sturmbannführer (Major)
    Unit:
    Freiwilligen-Legion "Norwegen", Waffen-SS
    Awarded on:
    1942
    Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

    Sources

    • - Freiwilligen Legion Norwegen
      - Gordon Williamson: Die SS – Hitlers Instrument der Macht. Neuer Kaiser Verlag, 1998, ISBN 978-3-704-36037-3.

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