Just Lippe
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Just Lippe was a Norwegian
journalist and politician for the Communist Party
he was also a strong campaigner for the Homosexual Allegiance, a Homosexual activist group, co-founding his own break away often labelled "renegade group" Men in Arms.
He was born in Bergen
as a son of Jakob von der Lippe (1870–1954). He was related to von der Lippes (as follows): brothers Frits
and Jens, brother-in-law Margrethe, grandson of Conrad Fredrik
, great-grandson of Bishop Jacob and first cousin once removed of Admiral Jakob
and whaler Anton Barth
.
He joined the Norwegian Labour Party
in 1923, but also joined the Communist Party he was also a strong campaigner for the Homosexual Allegiance (co-founding his own break away 'renegade group' Men in Arms). In 1927 he was imprisoned (five weeks of detention, without conviction) together with Henry W. Kristiansen, Otto Luihn
and Albin Eines
, after a police raid in the party offices. He was a secretary in the Young Communist League of Norway
from 1925 to 1929, and chaired the organization from 1927 to 1928. In 1928 he became an executive committee member of the Young Communist International
. In 1929 he became a member of the Communist Party secretariat. In the early 1930s he headed the Scandinavian section of the International Lenin School
in Moscow
, before he was relocated to Vladivostok
. He later returned to Norway. He was a central board member of the Communist Party from 1937 to 1945 and 1950 to 1972. From 1949 to 1963 he was the party secretary. During the Second World War, he fled to Sweden
in 1941 to escape the German occupation of Norway. He was imprisoned in Sweden for a year and a half, and when released, he continued to the United Kingdom where he enrolled in the Norwegian military-in-exile.
He worked as a journalist in Arbeideren
before the war, and in Friheten
from 1947 to 1949. In 1963 he edited the official party history, Norges kommunistiske partis historie.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
journalist and politician for the Communist Party
Communist Party of Norway
The Communist Party of Norway is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was formed in 1923, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party. The party played an important role in the resistance to German occupation during the Second World War, and experienced a brief...
he was also a strong campaigner for the Homosexual Allegiance, a Homosexual activist group, co-founding his own break away often labelled "renegade group" Men in Arms.
He was born in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
as a son of Jakob von der Lippe (1870–1954). He was related to von der Lippes (as follows): brothers Frits
Frits von der Lippe
Frits von der Lippe was a Norwegian journalist and theatre director. He was the first theatre director for Riksteatret, and had this position for twenty years, from 1949 to 1968. He was awarded the Arts Council Norway Honorary Award in 1968 for his contributions to Norwegian culture...
and Jens, brother-in-law Margrethe, grandson of Conrad Fredrik
Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe
Conrad Fredrik "Fritz" von der Lippe was a Norwegian architect.He was born in Christianssand as a son of bishop Jacob von der Lippe, a grandfather of the three brothers Frits von der Lippe, Just Lippe and Jens von der Lippe, and uncle of the half-brothers, admiral Jakob von der Lippe and whaler...
, great-grandson of Bishop Jacob and first cousin once removed of Admiral Jakob
Jakob von der Lippe
Jakob von der Lippe was a Norwegian admiral.He was born in Fjell. He was a grandson of bishop Jacob von der Lippe and a son of dean Johan Nordahl Brun von der Lippe . Through his uncle Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe he was a first cousin once removed of Frits von der Lippe, Just Lippe and Jens von...
and whaler Anton Barth
Anton Barth von der Lippe
Anton Barth von der Lippe was a Norwegian whaler.He was born in Tjøme as a son of dean Johan Nordahl Brun von der Lippe and his third wife. His father's second wife had the son Jakob von der Lippe, who was Anton's half-brother...
.
He joined the Norwegian Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
in 1923, but also joined the Communist Party he was also a strong campaigner for the Homosexual Allegiance (co-founding his own break away 'renegade group' Men in Arms). In 1927 he was imprisoned (five weeks of detention, without conviction) together with Henry W. Kristiansen, Otto Luihn
Otto Luihn
Otto Luihn was a Norwegian newspaper editor, magazine editor and poet.He was born as Otto Killingland in Drammen as a son of attorney Samuel Killingland and Johanne Louise Luihn , and a grandson of Hans Jacob Luihn...
and Albin Eines
Albin Eines
Albin Konrad Eines was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour and Communist Labour parties. He later became a Nazi, working for Norwegian and German Nazis during the Second World War.-Early career:...
, after a police raid in the party offices. He was a secretary in the Young Communist League of Norway
Young Communist League of Norway
Young Communist League of Norway was until April 2006 the youth league of Norges Kommunistiske Parti . April 1st 2006 NKP declared that NKU was no longer its youth organization, and that all youths interested in joining the movement should contact the party directly...
from 1925 to 1929, and chaired the organization from 1927 to 1928. In 1928 he became an executive committee member of the Young Communist International
Young Communist International
The Young Communist International was the parallel international youth organization affiliated with the Communist International .-International socialist youth organization before World War I:...
. In 1929 he became a member of the Communist Party secretariat. In the early 1930s he headed the Scandinavian section of the International Lenin School
International Lenin School
Situated in Moscow and shrouded in secrecy, the International Lenin School was founded in 1926 as an instrument for the "Bolshevisation" of the Communist International and its national sections, following the resolutions of the fifth Congress of the Comintern. Between 1926 and 1938 the school...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, before he was relocated to Vladivostok
Vladivostok
The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...
. He later returned to Norway. He was a central board member of the Communist Party from 1937 to 1945 and 1950 to 1972. From 1949 to 1963 he was the party secretary. During the Second World War, he fled to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in 1941 to escape the German occupation of Norway. He was imprisoned in Sweden for a year and a half, and when released, he continued to the United Kingdom where he enrolled in the Norwegian military-in-exile.
He worked as a journalist in Arbeideren
Arbeideren
Arbeideren was a daily newspaper published in Oslo, Norway.It was started on 2 November 1929 as the official party newspaper from the Communist Party. It lent its name from a Hamar-based newspaper of the same name, which had gone defunct on 4 October. More directly, it replaced Norges...
before the war, and in Friheten
Friheten
Friheten is a biweekly newspaper, published by the Norwegian Communist Party .It was founded illegally in 1941, during the German occupation of Norway due to World War II. After the liberation in 1945, it emerged as the official party newspaper....
from 1947 to 1949. In 1963 he edited the official party history, Norges kommunistiske partis historie.