Haakon Sørbye
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Haakon Sørbye at Studentersamfundet in Trondheim, June 2008
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| Born |
16 March 1920 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 15 September 2016 (aged 96) Bærum, Norway |
| Allegiance | Norway |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Unit | Skylark B |
| Awards | |
| Other work | Engineer, War information work |
Haakon Sørbye (16 March 1920 – 15 September 2016) was a Norwegian engineer and resistance member during World War II. He was a member of the radio group Skylark B during the war. After the war he was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology.
Sørbye attended secondary school at Stabekk, and enrolled at the Norwegian Institute of Technology on 1 September 1939 — the day World War II began. In April 1940, the war reached Norway, with Nazi Germany invading and occupying the country. Sørbye participated in the Norwegian Campaign as a telegrapher, but the Norwegian forces in Trøndelag capitulated by 10 May 1940.
In September 1940, the Secret Intelligence Service established two stations for radio communication in occupied Norway; the so-called Skylark A was led by Sverre Midtskau in Oslo while Skylark B was led by Erik Welle-Strand in Trondheim. As students formed the backbone of the Skylark B group, Sørbye joined. Other members were Bjørn Rørholt and Einar Johansen. Chemistry professor Leif Tronstad also helped as well. Egil Reksten later took over as leader. Skylark B established regular contact with the intelligence in London in 1941 and helped spread messages about German troop and naval movements, as well as vital information about German activity at the Vemork heavy water plant.
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