Gunnar Eilifsen

Gunnar Eilifsen (12 September 1897 – 16 August 1943) was a Norwegian police officer.

Gunnar Eilifsen
Gunnar Eilifsens headstone- Nordstrand graveyard

In 1943, during the Nazi occupation of Norway, he was executed for disobedience when he refused to arrest five girls who did not show up for forced labour. A retroactive law was hurriedly passed after his execution and that law was subsequently referred to as Lex Eilifsen.[1][2]

References
  1. Jørgensen, Jørn-Kr. "Gunnar Eilifsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  2. "Gunnar Eilifsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 February 2011.


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