Elias Corneliussen

Elias Corneliussen (right) in 1941

Elias Corneliussen, KCB (3 August 1881 – 6 April 1951) was a Norwegian military officer, an admiral of the Royal Norwegian Navy. He served as acting Chief of Defence of Norway from January to May 1946.[1][2]

Corneliussen was decorated Commander with Star of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1948. He was a Commander of the British Order of the Bath, and or the French Légion d'honneur.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Elias Corneliussen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  2. ↑ "Forsvarssjefen" (in Norwegian). www.mil.no. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Jon Anton. "Elias Corneliussen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2009.


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