Otto Ruge

Otto Ruge
Generalmajor Otto Ruge in the summer of 1945
Born9 January 1882
Kristiania, Sweden-Norway
Died15 August 1961(1961-08-15) (aged 79)
Oslo, Norway
Allegiance Norway
BranchNorwegian Army
Service years1902–1948
RankGeneral
CommandsChief of Defence of Norway
ConflictsWorld War II
Awardsincomplete
Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav Grand cross with collar

Otto Ruge (9 January 1882 – 15 August 1961) was a Norwegian general. Ruge was Commander-in-chief of the Royal Norwegian Armed Forces after Nazi Germany's assault on Norway in April 1940.

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