Rasmus Hatledal was a Norwegian topographer and military officer. He was born in Stryn

Stryn

Stryn is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Stryn which had a population of 2,177 in 2009. The municipality is located along the innermost part of the...

. He was appointed colonel and chief of the general staff in 1938. The post-war investigation committee, Undersøkelseskommisjonen av 1945

Undersøkelseskommisjonen av 1945

Undersøkelseskommisjonen av 1945 was a commission appointed by the Parliament of Norway in 1945 and chaired by Gustav Heiberg, given the task to investigate the role of the three branches of power; the Norwegian Parliament, Government and Supreme Court as well as the Administrative Council in 1940...

, appreciated Hatledal's mobilizing efforts in 1940. He was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1949, and was also Commander of the Swedish Order of the Sword

Order of the Sword

The Order of the Sword is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on February 23, 1748, together with the Order of the Seraphim and the Order of the Polar Star.Awarded to officers, and originally intended as an award for bravery and particularly long or useful service, it...

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