Hans Reidar Holtermann

Hans Reidar Holtermann
Holtermann as an oberst in 1945
Nickname(s)	"Majoren" (English: the Major)
Born	(1895-10-20)20 October 1895 Sokndal, Rogaland
Died	25 October 1966(1966-10-25) (aged 71) Bærum, Akershus
Allegiance	Norway
Service/branch	Norwegian Army
Years of service	1917–1962
Rank	Generalmajor (Major General) of the Norwegian Army
Commands held	Commander of: Hegra Fortress Norwegian Brigade in Scotland District Command Trøndelag Inspector General of the Army Artillery Commander in Chief North Norway Norwegian Army Command Germany Army Staff Commander Allied Land Forces Southern Norway Norwegian Civil Defence forces
Battles/wars	World War II: Battle of Hegra Fortress  (POW)
Awards	War Cross with sword Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav Norwegian Military Journal's Silver Medal Norwegian Athletic Society Medal in Gold Légion d'honneur Knight 1st Class - Order of the Sword
Spouse(s)	Elisabeth Jønsson (m. 1926) Maren Louise Hertzberg (m. 1947–66)
Relations	Ove Bjelke Holtermann (uncle) Peter Høier Holtermann (great-uncle)
Other work	Economist Office manager (1940–1942)

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Hans Reidar Holtermann (born 20 October 1895 in Sokndal, died 25 November 1966 in Bærum) was a Norwegian military officer. Holtermann is best known as the commander of Hegra Fortress during the Battle of Hegra Fortress in the Norwegian Campaign of 1940.

During the inter-war years Holtermann attended military college in both Norway and France.

After the war he continued his military service, among other missions commanding the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany in 1949–1950.

Holtermann was the son of the district physician Sven Ruud Holtermann (1854–1916) and his wife, née Lehmann. Dr. Holtermann served in Sokndal, and Hans Reidar Holtermann grew up there. He was a nephew of architect Ove Bjelke Holtermann and a grandnephew of architect Peter Høier Holtermann.

On 29 November 1926, Holtermann married Helsingborg-born Elisabeth Jønsson (b. 25 January 1899) in , Sweden. He remarried on 3 October 1947, when he married Maren Louise ("Vivi") Hertzberg.

Having achieved the examen artium in 1914, Holtermann started his military career at Officer's School, and graduated in 1917 from the Norwegian Military Academy with the rank of premierløytnant (First Lieutenant) and from Military College in 1919. In the years 1919-1923 he served as an aspirant at the Norwegian General Staff.

He graduated from the Royal Frederick University in 1923 with a degree in economics.