Birger Eriksen Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Birger Eriksen, based on 1 World History Database records associated with Norway.

1 records1940–19401 events1 places

Chronological biography

1940

Battle of Drobak Sound9 April 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Colonel · Oscarsborg

Eriksen orders Oscarsborg Fortress to fire on Blucher and delays the German capture of Oslo.

Titles and roles

Colonel

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.