Reidar Haaland

Reidar Haaland (21 February 1919 – 17 August 1945) was a police officer and voluntary frontline soldier for the German forces.

He was a member of Nasjonal Samling from 6 December 1940, and on 20 June 1941 he joined Den Norske Legion.

[1] Haaland was tried and found guilty of treason, torture, maltreatment and aggravated assault with dangerous tool.

[2] He became the first Norwegian to receive the death sentence by the Supreme Court of Norway during the post-World War II trials.

Reidar Haaland was executed by firing squad on 17 August 1945 at Akershus Fortress, Oslo.