Johannes Stubberud
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Johannes Stubberud was a Norwegian newspaper editor who was imprisoned and killed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
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He was born in Østre Toten
as the son of Hans Petter Stubberud and his wife Klara, née Johannesen. He married Solveig Karoline Treider in 1916, and had two children. The family settled in Halden
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Stubberud was a saddle maker by education, but worked in newspapers. He was acting editor of Østerdalens Arbeiderblad
from early 1922 to early 1923. He was the editor-in-chief of Haldens Arbeiderblad
at the outbreak of World War II
. A few months into the German occupation of Norway
, the newspaper was closed by the Nazi authorities. Stubberud, having also assisted people who fled the country across the Swedish border, was arrested in April 1941 due to his opposition to the Nazi press policy. He was imprisoned at Møllergata 19
and Grini before being sent to Germany in September 1941. He died at Sachsenhausen
in March 1942.
Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...
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He was born in Østre Toten
Østre Toten
Østre Toten is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lena.-Name:...
as the son of Hans Petter Stubberud and his wife Klara, née Johannesen. He married Solveig Karoline Treider in 1916, and had two children. The family settled in Halden
Halden
is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...
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Stubberud was a saddle maker by education, but worked in newspapers. He was acting editor of Østerdalens Arbeiderblad
Østerdalens Arbeiderblad
Østerdalens Arbeiderblad was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Elverum in Hedmark county. It was named Østerdalens Social-Demokrat from 1915 to 1919 and Hedmark Fylkes Arbeiderblad from 1923 to 1925.-Pre-history:...
from early 1922 to early 1923. He was the editor-in-chief of Haldens Arbeiderblad
Halden Arbeiderblad
Halden Arbeiderblad is a local newspaper in Halden, Norway.It was established in 1929 as a Labour Party newspaper, but has later become non-partisan...
at the outbreak of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. A few months into the German occupation of Norway
Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...
, the newspaper was closed by the Nazi authorities. Stubberud, having also assisted people who fled the country across the Swedish border, was arrested in April 1941 due to his opposition to the Nazi press policy. He was imprisoned at Møllergata 19
Møllergata 19
Møllergata 19 is an address in Oslo, Norway where the city's main police station and jail was located. The address gained notoriety during the German occupation from 1940 to 1945, when the Nazi security police kept its headquarters here...
and Grini before being sent to Germany in September 1941. He died at Sachsenhausen
Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Sachsenhausen or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used primarily for political prisoners from 1936 to the end of the Third Reich in May, 1945. After World War II, when Oranienburg was in the Soviet Occupation Zone, the structure was used as an NKVD...
in March 1942.