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Wilhelm Olssøn

Wilhelm Olssøn

Norwegian military officer and politician

Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn (5 April 1844 – 3 November 1915) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. [1]

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Olssøn was born in Horten in Vestfold, Norway. He was the son of Edvard Olssøn (1820–1867) and Leonore Rebecca Bredal (1820–1910). He received a military education at the Norwegian Military Academy (1866) and Norwegian Military College (1870). He received additional education at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (1872–1874).[2]

He was appointed major general in 1896. In 1898, he was commander at Oscarsborg, 1899 inspector general for coastal artillery. In 1907, he became lieutenant-general. He retired from military service in 1912 as commanding general. He served as Minister of Defence 1893–1894, 1895–1898, 1905–1907, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1894–1895.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn". Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste AS. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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    Paul Thyness. "Wilhelm Olssøn, Offiser, Politiker". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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    "Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn". Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste AS. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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