Edvard Tallaksen
| Johan Edvard Tallaksen | |
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Edvard Tallaksen
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| Born | 17 August 1918 |
| Died | 29 November 1944 (aged 26) |
| Allegiance | Norway |
| Service/branch | Norwegian Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1944 |
| Rank | Ensign |
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| Awards |
War Cross with sword St. Olav's Medal With Oak Branch Norwegian War Medal Defence Medal Military Cross & Bar |
Johan Edvard Tallaksen MC & Bar (17 August 1918 – 29 November 1944) was a Norwegian resistance member during World War II, serving as an ensign in the Oslo Gang and Norwegian Independent Company 1.
Tallaksen was born in Kristiansand as the son of wholesale merchant Rasmus Tallaksen and Ludmila Eleonora.
He grew up with an older brother, Leo Tallaksen, and a sister, Kaia. After graduation from Kristiansand Cathedral School, he studied in Germany where he acquired fluent German. He became a corporal in 1936 after having completed mandatory military service.
When Germany attacked Norway, Tallaksen fought in Southern-Norway. When Norway was occupied, Tallaksen and five friends sailed across the North Sea to England to join Norwegian Independent Company 1.
After receiving training in Scotland, he parachuted over Norway, together with his companions Birger Rasmussen and Armand Trønnes, on 12 November 1943.
On 21 November, they accomplished "Operating Company", where five generators at Arendal Smelters were blown up; nobody was killed during the sabotage mission. For this achievement, Tallaksen and Rasmussen received the Military Cross, while Trønnes received the Military Medal. After lying low for two weeks - hiding from the Germans - Tallaksen and his companions walked the whole way to Oslo, where they joined "Operation Goldfinch", which consisted of training Milorg personnel.
From the summer of 1944 on, Tallaksen was associated with the Oslo Gang. He took part in several sabotage missions, including the sabotage against the Labour Service, the bombing of an important locomotive on the Thamshavn Line, and the bursting of the oil bearing on Sørenga, which destroyed 200,000 litres of oil.
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