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DOCUMENTED HISTORY

Bjørn Egge in the Congo

The Congo mission placed Bjørn Egge at the centre of one of the United Nations’ most demanding peace operations.

Service with ONUC

Egge served as chief of intelligence in the United Nations Operation in the Congo. Family photographs dated 1961 show helicopters, roads and military surroundings.

A documented date discrepancy

The book documents his service from early March to the autumn of 1961 (pp. 225 and 257). Store norske leksikon gives 1963, which does not match the book or his presence at Ndola in September 1961.

Experience carried forward

The mission became part of Egge’s later engagement with conflict management, the UN and humanitarian principles.

From the family archive

Historical photographs

Helicopter in Congo, 1961. From the Bjørn Egge Family Archive.
Congo, 1961Helicopter in Congo, 1961. From the Bjørn Egge Family Archive.
Mandro, Congo, 1961. From the Bjørn Egge Family Archive.
Mandro, 1961Mandro, Congo, 1961. From the Bjørn Egge Family Archive.
Road photograph from Katanga, Congo, 1961. From the Bjørn Egge Family Archive.
Katanga, 1961Road photograph from Katanga, Congo, 1961. From the Bjørn Egge Family Archive.
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