Nils Christoffer Bøckman

Nils Christoffer Bøckman (6 July 1880 – 22 December 1973) was a Norwegian lieutenant-colonel and businessperson.

Born in Trondheim, Bøckman was educated at the military academy, graduating as lieutenant in 1901.

He was promoted to captain in 1905, major in 1930, and lieutenant-colonel as part of his participation in World War II in Northern Norway.

[1] Bøckman started working for Meråker Brug, where he was responsible for the estates in Verdal Municipality.

When Bøckman would not call in the Nazi-appointed board that replaced them, he was arrested and spent the rest of the war in the prison camps Falstad and Grini.

Nils Christoffer Bøckman as a prisoner in the Grini concentration camp in Norway.