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Kristian August Krefting
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| Born | 9 February 1891 Kristiania, Norway
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| Died | 13 April 1964 (aged 73) The Boltons, London, United Kingdom
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| Allegiance |  Norway |
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Branch
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 Norwegian Army |
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Rank
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Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | Norwegian Armed Forces in exile (1940–1945) |
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Conflicts
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Second World War |
| Awards | Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal |
| Spouse |
Dagny Boe
(m. 1925) |
| Relations | Rudolf Krefting (father) |
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Kristian August Krefting (born February 9, 1891 – died April 13, 1964) was a Norwegian football player, army officer, and a chemical engineer who owned companies. He won the Norwegian championship with the Lyn football club in 1910 and 1911. He also played for the Norway national football team at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
In the 1920s, he moved to the United Kingdom. There, he started a business making ink. He returned to the army during the Second World War. He worked with British forces as a link officer during the Norwegian campaign in 1940. For the rest of the war, he helped manage the Norwegian forces. These forces were based in the United Kingdom after Norway was invaded. After the war, he went back to his ink business. He also served as a Norwegian official at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
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Who Was Kristian Krefting?
Kristian Krefting was born on February 9, 1891. His birthplace was Kristiania, which is now Oslo, Norway. His father was a doctor named Rudolf Krefting. His mother was Märtha Trozelli, who was from Sweden.
On May 19, 1925, he married Dagny Boe in Paris. They had three children together. Kristian Krefting died in his home in The Boltons, London, in 1964. His ashes were brought back to Norway. They were buried at Tanum Church in Tanum. Many other members of his family are also buried there.
Kristian Krefting's Sports Life
Kristian Krefting loved sports. He played football for the Viking club from 1904 to 1908. After that, he joined the Lyn club in 1909. He helped Lyn win the Norwegian championship in both 1910 and 1911.
He also played for the Norway national football team. His first game for the national team was in 1911 against Sweden. In 1912, he played four more games for Norway. This made a total of five games for his country. He was part of the Norwegian team at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. The team lost to Denmark in the quarter-finals. They then lost a second game against Austria. Besides football, Kristian Krefting was also a good skier.
Kristian Krefting's Career Journey
Kristian Krefting finished high school in 1910. He then went to the Norwegian Military Academy. He graduated in 1914 and became a first lieutenant in the army. He served in the infantry, which is the part of the army that fights on foot.
He also studied to become a chemical engineer. He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1918. From 1919 to 1923, he managed a paint factory called Jacobsens farvefabrikk. Later, he managed another chemical factory. In 1925, he started his own company in London. It was called British Printing Ink Co. Ltd. This company made ink for many English newspapers. He also started a company in Berlin, Germany, in 1928.
He left the Norwegian Army in 1928. Two years later, in 1930, he was promoted to captain. While living in London, he was the head of a club called Den Norske Klub for several years.
Kristian Krefting During World War II
Kristian Krefting had served in the Norwegian Army before moving to the United Kingdom. When Germany invaded Norway in April 1940, he returned to active duty. He worked as a liaison officer during the Norwegian campaign. This meant he helped connect the British 148th Infantry Brigade with Norwegian forces. He was a captain at this time.
After helping the British brigade, he was told to go back to the United Kingdom. His new job was to join the Norwegian Military Mission there. This mission was trying to get Norwegians in the UK to join the fight in Norway. However, the fighting in Norway ended in June 1940. The Norwegian government then moved to the United Kingdom. After the war in Norway ended, Krefting worked on helping the Norwegian forces and the Norwegian merchant navy with their staff needs.
In 1941, Kristian Krefting was promoted to major. From 1942, he worked at the Norwegian Army Command. He was in charge of managing the army's buildings and services in London. In 1944, he became a lieutenant colonel. During the war, he was good friends with the foreign minister, Trygve Lie. When World War II ended, Krefting was responsible for closing down the Norwegian Army's operations in the United Kingdom. He left the army for the last time in March 1946.
Awards and Recognition
Kristian Krefting received several awards for his service. He was made a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav. This was for his work as an official at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He also received the Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal for his military service during the war. The Norwegian Engineers' Association gave him an honor badge for his work as an engineer. He also received awards from other countries.
