Carl Gustav Fleischer

Carl Gustav Fleischer
Carl Gustav Fleischer
	Carl Gustav Fleischer in 1940
Born	28 December 1883; Bjørnør Rectory, Søndre Trondhjem
Died	19 December 1942 (aged 58); Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Buried	Vår Frelsers gravlund, Oslo
Allegiance	Norway
Branch	Norwegian Army
Service years	1905–1942
Rank	Major General
Commands	• Company 4 Royal Guards; • 14th Infantry Regiment; • 6th Division; • Norwegian Army in exile; • Norwegian forces in Canada
Conflicts	Second World War Norwegian Campaign;
Awards	War Cross with sword; Virtuti Militari; Croix de Guerre; Knight Commander of The Order of the Bath
Spouse	Antonie "Toni" Charlotte Hygen (m. 1919⁠–⁠1942) (his death)
Relations	Carl Edvard Fleischer (father); Johanne Sophie Fergstad (mother); Andreas Fleischer (brother);

Carl Gustav Fleischer KCB (28 December 1883 – 19 December 1942) was a Norwegian general and is considered first land commander to win a major victory against the Germans in the Second World War. Having followed the Norwegian government into exile at the end of the Norwegian Campaign, Fleischer committed suicide after being bypassed for appointment as commander-in-chief of the Norwegian Armed Forces in exile and being sent to the insignificant post as commander of Norwegian forces in Canada.