Karsten Sølvberg
Norwegian resistance member
Karsten Ludvig Sølvberg (19 January 1905 – 1976) was a Norwegian communist, trade unionist and agent during the Second World War.
Before the Second World War he was a trade unionist and member of the Communist Party. He was a telegraph clerk by occupation. His union was Norsk Telegrafforbund, and he edited the union's magazine Telegrafmannen.
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, the Nazis merged his union with others to form the Forbundet for Offentlige Yrker. Sølvberg was a union secretary. He was initially a member of the resistance movement, and was arrested in October 1942 by account of "illegal activity". He was incarcerated at Møllergata 19 from 27 October 42, and also at Victoria Terrasse. He was released on 16 April 1943. He had then been subject to torture.
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