DJUPDRAET, Erling Magnus

Rank: 
Sergeant
Regiment/Corps: 
Norwegian Independent Company (Noric) 1
Special Operations Executive (Kompani Linge) ​
Born: 
Thursday, December 16, 1920
Birthplace: 
Nr. Bergen, Norway
Died : 
Thursday, September 24, 1942
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age: 
21
Djupdraet, Norway and SOE
Sergeant Djupdræt, a Norwegian, was attached as a guide/scout to the No.2 Commando raiding party for Operation Musketoon. He evaded initial capture but was badly wounded by a German who bayoneted him in the stomach in Fykandalen, inside a cabin. He died of his wounds whilst a prisoner in hospital in Bodø on 24 September 1942, three days after the Musketoon Operation.
 
Sources
[Image] Stig Olav Johansen.
 
Primary Roll of Honour: 

Ask Questions / Add Information / Add Photos

Use the Archive Forum for research enquiries [register now]
Read some frequently asked questions here [FAQ's].
Contact the Archive to add information or photos via the [contact form].
 
All content is researched and administered by the Commando Veterans Archive.