Bjørn Egge: A Warrior for Peace
Autobiography and principal first-person source for the chronology.
Book · 342 pages · family copy · Primary / publishedSources · provenance · verification
Source register
A transparent evidence trail for the timeline, honours and biographical content.
Editorial method
How evidence is assessed
Original documentDiploma, letter or photograph in the family archive.
DocumentedSupported by the book, an institution or a controlled reference work.
Under reviewRecorded in a secondary source while primary confirmation is pending.
P and R series
Principal sources and institutions
Award diplomas and certificates
Digitised original documents held in the family archive.
Family archive · 11 digitised documents · Primary / originalPhotographic archive
Portraits, service photographs and privately held historical images.
Family archive · Primary / originalStore norske leksikon
Reference biography used to corroborate offices, ranks and honours.
Public reference work · Secondary / controlledNational Library of Norway
Books, newspapers and catalogue records for continued research.
Public institution · RepositoryDigital Archives of Norway
Searchable census, church and historical records.
Public institution · RepositoryInternational Committee of the Red Cross
Institutional background on humanitarian law and the Red Cross Movement.
International institution · Institutional sourceBrandenburg Memorials Foundation
Historical context for Sachsenhausen and Sonnenburg.
Memorial institution · Institutional source