Trond André Bolle

Trond André Bolle
Birth name	Trond André Bolle
Born	(1968-07-05)5 July 1968 Vestby, Follo, Norway
Died	27 June 2010(2010-06-27) (aged 41)  Afghanistan Almar, Faryab Province
Buried	Hoff Church, Østre Toten, Norway
Allegiance	Norway
Service / branch	Military Special Forces Branch
Years of service	1989-2010
Rank	Lieutenant Commander (Orlogskaptein)
Unit	Marinejegerkommandoen
Battles / wars	Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001-14)
Awards	War Cross with Sword (awarded posthumously)

Trond André Bolle (5 July 1968 – 27 June 2010) was a Norwegian military officer and a commando of Marinejegerkommandoen (Norwegian Navy Special Operations Command, NORNAVSOC), with the rank of orlogskaptein. He was awarded the War Cross.[1]

Career

Commander Bolle was awarded the War Cross with Sword (posthumously) on 21 January 2011. The decision was announced by the Minister of Defence, Grete Faremo, shortly after the cabinet session the same day.[2] Cmdr. Bolle receives the award for his actions and behaviour during his command of the Norwegian Special Operations Force Task Group II in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan's Helmand province from October 2005 to February 2006. According to the Minister of Defence, Cmdr Bolle performed "above and beyond the call of duty" on numerous occasions during this period, his leadership was described as "exemplary".

He "was a part" of intelligence agency E 14.[3]

Transport of children out of Morocco

See also: Morocco–Norway relations

He and three other former members of E14 (an intelligence organization), smuggled the two children of Khalid Skah and Cecilie Hopstock out of Morocco, in 2009.[4]

Death

Commander Trond André Bolle was killed on 27 June 2010, in an IED incident in Afghanistan's Faryab province. Three other ISAF-soldiers from Norway were also[5] killed in the incident, which happened on the road between Khwaja Gawhar and Almar Bazar. The vehicle was the last vehicle in a column of four vehicles. This award marks the first award of the War Cross with Sword for actions performed after the end of World War II. The award was presented on Veterans day (also Victory in Europe Day), 8 May 2011.[6]

References

1. "Litt av en fyr - nyheter". Dagbladet.no. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
2. "Krigskorset med sverd tildeles Eirik Johan Kristoffersen og Jørg Lian" (in Norwegian). The Norwegian Government. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
3. Braa, Knut (2011-02-10). "A state within the state - E 14: the intelligence service should be under control. At this time, it is not - Feature story". Dagbladet (in Norwegian).
4. "Skah-barna ble reddet av E14 - nyheter". Dagbladet.no. 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
5. "Her hagler skuddene bak krigshelt Trond Bolle dagen før han døde" (in Norwegian). nrk.no. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2020-10-04. Trond Bolle (41), Andreas Eldjarn (21), Simen Tokle (24) og og Christian Lian (31) ble drept 27. juni 2010 da kjøretøyet de satt i ble rammet av en veibombe på et ISAF-oppdrag i byen Almar i Faryab-provinsen i Afghanistan.
6. "Her hagler skuddene bak krigshelt Trond Bolle dagen før han døde" (in Norwegian). nrk.no. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2020-10-04. Bolle ble i januar 2011 tildelt Krigskorset med sverd. Bolle var den første soldaten som mottar Krigskorset med sverd for innsats i krig etter andre verdenskrig.