Edvard Christian Danielsen (14 April 1888 – 30 January 1964) was a Norwegian naval officer.
[1] Danielsen started as a cadet in the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy in 1906 and graduated in 1909.
Danielsen entered the Royal Norwegian Navy and was in continuous submarine service from 1917 until 1936.
[2] After the German invasion of Norway in 1940, he worked on behalf of the Norwegian resistance movement in cooperation with the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).
[3][4] After the liberation of Norway in 1945, Danielsen was appointed Vice Admiral and served as naval chief from May 1949 until he sought leave during 1951.