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Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway
About Bjarne Keyser Barth
- Bjarne Keyser Barth (14 April 1892 – 23 April 1972) was a Norwegian fortress artillery officer.
- A military officer from 1914, Barth took part in Norwegian neutrality protection duties during the First World War, mostly at Oscarsborg Fortress.
- Remaining in military service after the end of the First World War, he served at several different Norwegian fortresses, finally at Fossumstrøket Fortress in south-eastern Norway. In the inter-war years, Barth continued his military career, as well as working as a journalist, schoolteacher and book editor, and ran a small business. During the Second World War, Barth again took part in neutrality protection duties, until the German invasion of Norway in April 1940.
- Barth led the garrison of Høytorp Fort, which fought the German invasion forces before being encircled and surrendering.
- Close to two years later, in 1942, Barth was arrested by the German occupying authorities and sent as a prisoner of war to Germany. In the post-war years, Barth was involved with officer associations, and edited several military professional magazines.
- In this role he was often critical of the political leadership of the Norwegian Armed Forces.
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