Roy Nielsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 March 1916 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 4 April 1945 (aged 29) Oslo |
| Cause of death | Shot |
| Known for | Resistance member |
Roy Nielsen (27 March 1916 – 4 April 1945) was a Norwegian resistance member during World War II, a member of Milorg and involved in propaganda and sabotage. Among his sabotage operations was the destruction of 25 Messerschmitt fighter aircraft and 150 engines stored in a bus garage in Oslo, on 14 August 1944, together with Max Manus, Gunnar Sønsteby and others.[1][2][3][4] Together with Max Manus he succeeded in sinking the German troop ship SS Donau in the Oslofjord 16 January 1945, by placing magnetic limpet mines with time delay on the ship's side.[5][6][7]
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- ^ Manus, Max (1946). "Slaveskipet Donau". Det blir alvor (in Norwegian). Oslo: Reenskaug. pp. 135–156.