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Bjørn Egge / Historical archive

Sources · provenance · verification

Source register

A transparent evidence trail for the timeline, honours and biographical content.

8 principal sources24 timeline entries18 honours

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

Detailed Norwegian register →
P1

Bjørn Egge: A Warrior for Peace

Autobiography and principal first-person source for the chronology.

Book · 342 pages · family copy · Primary / published
P2

Award diplomas and certificates

Digitised original documents held in the family archive.

Family archive · 11 digitised documents · Primary / original
P3

Photographic archive

Portraits, service photographs and privately held historical images.

Family archive · Primary / original
R1

Store norske leksikon

Reference biography used to corroborate offices, ranks and honours.

Public reference work · Secondary / controlled
R2

National Library of Norway

Books, newspapers and catalogue records for continued research.

Public institution · Repository
R3

Digital Archives of Norway

Searchable census, church and historical records.

Public institution · Repository
R4

International Committee of the Red Cross

Institutional background on humanitarian law and the Red Cross Movement.

International institution · Institutional source
R5

Brandenburg Memorials Foundation

Historical context for Sachsenhausen and Sonnenburg.

Memorial institution · Institutional source

Trace the evidence

Timeline24 sourced events from 1918 to 2007.Honours18 decorations with explicit source status.
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