Kristian Welhaven | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Kristian Welhaven, ca. 1930–40 | |
| Born | 11 October 1883 |
| Died | 27 July 1975 (aged 91) |
| Occupation(s) | Chief of Police Jurist |
| Known for | Chief of Police in Oslo for 27 years |
| Spouse |
Margit Aagaard (m. 1917) |
| Relatives | Johan Sebastian Welhaven (uncle) Maren Sars (aunt) Elisabeth Welhaven (aunt) Hjalmar Welhaven (cousin) Ernst Sars (cousin) Georg Ossian Sars (cousin) Eva Nansen (cousin) |
| Awards |  Commander ofthe Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav  Commander ofthe Order of Dannebrog  Order of Vasa Order of the Polar Star |
Kristian Welhaven (11 October 1883 – 27 July 1975) was a Norwegian police officer. He was chief of police of Oslo for 27 years, from 1927 to 1954.[1] He was a leading force in establishing an organized Norwegian intelligence service before World War II, and in re-establishing it after the war. During the war years Welhaven was arrested by the Germans and imprisoned in both Norway and Germany, before spending the remainder of the war as a civilian internee in Bavaria.
- ^ Haugli, Willy. "Kristian Welhaven". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 January 2010.