Folke Hauger Johannessen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian admiral
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Place of Birth: Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
About Folke Hauger Johannessen
- Folke Hauger Johannessen (2 December 1913 – 17 April 1997) was a Norwegian military officer, an admiral of the Royal Norwegian Navy.
- He served as Chief of Defence of Norway from 1964 to 1972.During World War II he was the deputy commander and commander of several Norwegian destroyers and a chief of an Escort Group in Convoy Service for the Allies in the North Atlantic.Hauger Johannessen was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of St.
- Olav in 1972.
- He received the Grand Cross of the Danish Order of the Dannebrog and the Order of the Lion of Finland.
- He was a Commander of the American Legion of Merit.
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