Kristian Fougner

Kristian Fougner, DSC (21 April 1919 – 30 August 2012) was a Norwegian engineer and resistance member.

Fougner was born in Halden to Bjørn Fougner and Ragnhild Klaveness. He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1946.[1]

While a student in Trondheim during the German occupation of Norway, Fougner took part in resistance activities for the intelligence organization XU, and for the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS).[2] He operated the SIS wireless station Leporis from 1942 to 1943.[3]

For his war contributions, he was decorated with the Norwegian War Cross with Sword, and the British Distinguished Service Cross.[1]

References
  1. Bassøe, Bjarne, ed. (1961). "Fougner, Kristian". Ingeniørmatrikkelen: norske sivilingeniører 1901–55 med tillegg (in Norwegian). Oslo: Teknisk ukeblad. p. 138.
  2. Holdningskamp og motstandsvilje: NTH under krigen 1940–1945 (in Norwegian). Tapir. 1995. pp. 59–66. ISBN 82-519-1186-9.
  3. Ulstein, Ragnar (1990). Etterretningstjenesten i Norge 1940-1945 (in Norwegian). 2. Cappelen. pp. 35–36, 166–170. ISBN 82-02-12421-2.


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