Birger Eriksen
Norwegian Army officer (1875-1958)
Birger Eriksen
Birger Kristian Eriksen (17 November 1875 – 16 July 1958) was a Norwegian military officer (with the rank of Oberst) who was instrumental in stopping the first wave of Gruppe 5 of the German invasion force outside Oslo. Eriksen was the commander of Oscarsborg Fortress when Nazi Germany attacked Norway in the early hours of 9 April 1940. He gained lasting recognition for ordering the fortress under his command to open fire on the vanguard forces of Operation Weserübung, sinking the 16,000-ton heavy cruiser Blücher.
Read on Wikipedia · Image Torgeir Ekerholt Sæveraas, CC BY 1.0
Open boosters, collect cards and trade them. Free to play.
Play for free