Eiliv Austlid

Eiliv Austlid
Born	(1899-05-06)6 May 1899 Ullensvang, Norway
Died	15 April 1940(1940-04-15) (aged 40) Hagevollen, Dovre
Buried	Stange, Norway
Allegiance	Norway
Service/branch	Norwegian Army
Years of service	1923–1940
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	Second World War Norwegian Campaign Battle of Dombås †
Awards	War Cross with sword
Relations	Wife: Dagny Landheim (born 1904) Children: Arnfinn (1926) Bjørnar (1929) Hallvard (1931) Olav (1934) Gunnhild (1939) Parents: Andreas Austlid Gunhild Offigsbø
Other work	Farmer

Eiliv Austlid (6 May 1899 – 15 April 1940) was a Norwegian farmer and army officer who played a pivotal role in assuring the escape of the Norwegian government during the German invasion in 1940. Killed in action, he was discredited during and following the war, but his record was restored as a result of a series of articles in the newspaper Dagningen. In 2010, he received posthumously the War Cross with Sword, Norway's highest military decoration for valor.