Herman Fredrik Zeiner-Gundersen
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Born4 April 1915
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
(now Finland)
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
(now Finland)
Died13 October 2002 (aged 87)
Bærum, Norway
Bærum, Norway
Allegiance
Norway
NorwayService / branch Norwegian Army
Herman Fredrik Zeiner-Gundersen | |
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 Zeiner-Gundersen in 1979 | |
| Born | 4 April 1915 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Finland) |
| Died | 13 October 2002 (aged 87) Bærum, Norway |
| Allegiance | Norway |
| Service | Norwegian Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Chief of Defence of Norway |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Order of St. Olav |
Herman Fredrik Zeiner-Gundersen (4 July 1915 – 13 October 2002) was a general in the Norwegian Army. He served as Chief of Defence of Norway from 1972 to 1977.[1][2]
Zeiner-Gundersen was born in Helsinki, which was then part of the Russian Empire, to ship broker Herman Gundersen and Annette Zeiner-Henriksen, and grew up in Kristiania. He married Marit Pedersen in 1948.[3] He resided at Blommenholm.[4]
