Oscar Ihlebæk
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Oscar Ihlebæk was a Norwegian newspaper editor and resistance member.
He was born in Drammen
, to a mother from Skoger
and a father from Rakkestad
. In 1926 he married Fredrikke Wium from Drammen, and they had two children.
He had secondary education
. He was a journalist in his hometown newspaper Fremtiden
, then the main organ of the Social Democratic Labour Party
, Den nye Social-Demokraten, before becoming a subeditor in Bergens Arbeiderblad in 1927. He was promoted to editor-in-chief in 1939. He was a board member of the Norwegian Press Association
from 1936, and from 1939 he was a deputy board member in Den Nationale Scene
.
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
he was fired by the Nazi authorities in November 1940. He joined the Norwegian resistance movement
, but was captured. He was imprisoned in Espeland concentration camp
from 29 January 1943, then Grini concentration camp from 11 May 1943. In the winter he was sent to Germany. He was held in Sachsenhausen concentration camp
from 15 December 1943, then Gross-Rosen concentration camp
from 26 December 1944. He was later moved to Bergen-Belsen
, where he died.
He was born in Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
, to a mother from Skoger
Skoger
Skoger is a village located on the border between Buskerud and Vestfold counties, Norway. Of its population of 1,082 as of 2005, 654 were registered as residents of Drammen whereas 428 live in Sande in Vestfold county, Norway....
and a father from Rakkestad
Rakkestad
Rakkestad is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rakkestad. It is divided into the parishes of Rakkestad, Degernes, and Os. The municipality is the county's second largest by area and one of Norway's largest agricultural...
. In 1926 he married Fredrikke Wium from Drammen, and they had two children.
He had secondary education
Examen artium
Examen artium was the name of the academic certification conferred in Denmark and Norway, qualifying the student for admission to university studies. Examen artium was originally introduced as the entrance exam of the University of Copenhagen in 1630...
. He was a journalist in his hometown newspaper Fremtiden
Fremtiden
Fremtiden was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Drammen.Fremtiden was started in 1905. Its first editor was Torgeir Vraa, who edited the newspaper from its start until his death in 1934. Fremtiden became the main organ for tne Norwegian Labour Party in Buskerud. During the 1980s the newspaper had...
, then the main organ of the Social Democratic Labour Party
Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway
The Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway was a Norwegian political party in the 1920s. Following the Labour Party's entry into the Comintern in 1919, its right wing left the party to form the Social Democratic Labour Party in 1921...
, Den nye Social-Demokraten, before becoming a subeditor in Bergens Arbeiderblad in 1927. He was promoted to editor-in-chief in 1939. He was a board member of the Norwegian Press Association
Norwegian Press Association
The Norwegian Press Association is Norwegian association established in 1910, for press people with journalism as their main profession. Among its members are the Norwegian Union of Journalists, the Association of Norwegian Editors, Norsk Lokalradioforbund and the Norwegian Media Businesses'...
from 1936, and from 1939 he was a deputy board member in Den Nationale Scene
Den Nationale Scene
Den Nationale Scene is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatre in Norway.-History:...
.
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...
he was fired by the Nazi authorities in November 1940. He joined the Norwegian resistance movement
Norwegian resistance movement
The Norwegian resistance to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms:...
, but was captured. He was imprisoned in Espeland concentration camp
Espeland concentration camp
Espeland concentration camp was established in Arna, Norway, now a part of Bergen, by the Nazi authorities of occupied Norway in the summer of 1943. It was largely built by slave labor from the other concentration camp near Bergen, Ulven concentration camp...
from 29 January 1943, then Grini concentration camp from 11 May 1943. In the winter he was sent to Germany. He was held in Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Sachsenhausen or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used primarily for political prisoners from 1936 to the end of the Third Reich in May, 1945. After World War II, when Oranienburg was in the Soviet Occupation Zone, the structure was used as an NKVD...
from 15 December 1943, then Gross-Rosen concentration camp
Gross-Rosen concentration camp
KL Gross-Rosen was a German concentration camp, located in Gross-Rosen, Lower Silesia . It was located directly on the rail line between Jauer and Striegau .-The camp:...
from 26 December 1944. He was later moved to Bergen-Belsen
Bergen-Belsen
Bergen-Belsen may refer to:* Stalag XI-C Bergen-Belsen , a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp , on the site of the prisoner-of-war camp...
, where he died.