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On April 15, 2010, on the 70th anniversary of
Austlid's death, Stange historielag (Stange historical association) published a book about Austlid's contributions, how his reputation was mistreated by historians, bureaucratic obstacles to restoring it, and how individuals succeeded in ascertaining the
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in the
Norwegian regional newspaper Dagningen showed discrepancies between the official version, as reflected in Trygve Lie's memoirs, and eyewitness reports. Austlid's son Bjørnar Austlid conducted a private investigation by finding his father's brother in arms and other witnesses and found that
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wrote in his memoirs that
Austlid and his men had walked unawares into a German ambush, and that his actions were hasty and reckless. Lie "washed his hands" of the matter and argued rhetorically that "what could we civilians do." In an authoritative war history written by
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led to the restoration of
Austlid's reputation. It became clear that while Trygve Lie clearly did not have the command authority he sought to impose on Austlid, Austlid nevertheless made an assault characterized by competence and courage.
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attended the posthumous award of the War Cross with Sword to Eiliv
Austlid, represented by three of his children. This was the first time in 60 years that the medal has been awarded. The site of Austlid's assault is visible from
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fire. Two
Norwegian soldiers were killed. Under cover of machine gun fire, Austlid and six volunteers ran 90 meters across open terrain. At 50 meters' range from the German positions, Austlid ordered his men to mount
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education, he enrolled and completed the higher division at the
Norwegian Military Academy in 1923, followed by the winter warfare division in 1923–24. In 1924 he purchased the farm Såstad Søndre in
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invasion in 1940. Killed in action, he was discredited during and following the war, but his record was restored as a result of a series of articles in the newspaper
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Although Our Fallen reports that he died as a result of a bombing raid on his hospital a few days after the attack, eye witnesses say he was killed during battle.
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repeated this version of events, though Munthe-Kaas called for a further investigation of the matter "in fairness to
Austlid and his boys."
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of Norway on April 9, 1940, the
Norwegian government fled north to avoid German capture. At Dovre was the crossroads between the route to
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An article in the journals of the historical association at Stange, the efforts of retired colonel Ulmar Wollan, and the interest of
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position was discovered ahead. In keeping with military practices of the time, Austlid advised that an infantry
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farmer and army officer who played a pivotal role in assuring the escape of the
Norwegian government during the
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on the position. Austlid accepted the order but mentioned to a subordinate that such mission amounted to
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previous accounts of combat operations had been factually misleading and libelous of captain Austlid.
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605:[War Cross with Sword to Captain Eiliv Austlid] (in Norwegian). Oslo: Travellers' Club.
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Austlid's wife continued running the farm, and his sons still live on it, as of May, 2010
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Kampen: mot tyske fallskjermjegere og norske byrĂĄkrater
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on the coast and the main north–south route between
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Norwegian military personnel killed in World War II
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543:(in Norwegian). Norwegian government. 2009-10-02.
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565:[Captain Austlid awarded the War Cross]
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541:"Krigkorset deles ut for første gang på 60 år"
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332:consisting of reserve soldiers. Stationed in
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645:"Stor interesse for boka "KAMPEN""
625:Egeberg, Kristoffer (2008-08-17).
563:"Kaptein Austlid fikk krigskorset"
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371:, who at the time was
633:(in Norwegian). Oslo.
419:An article series by
120:Years of service
318:KNM Harald Haarfagre
296:Battle at Hagevollen
254:War Cross with Sword
172:War Cross with sword
653:The book itself is
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276:. After completing
258:military decoration
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326:Terningmoen
260:for valor.
205:Olav (1934)
188:(born 1904)
685:Categories
584:2010-05-17
524:Our Fallen
519:VĂĄre Falne
485:References
454:62°01′55″N
409:Trygve Lie
369:Trygve Lie
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45:6 May 1899
41:1899-05-06
631:Dagbladet
457:9°10′08″E
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290:infantry
103:Service/
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381:suicide
330:company
274:Gausdal
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