20-491: Rist is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Boy Rist (1912–1972), Norwegian officer and WWII resistance fighter Charles Rist (1874–1955), French economist Gilbert Rist (1938–2023), Swiss academic Johann Rist (1607–1667), German dramatist and poet John Rist (born 1936), British scholar of ancient philosophy and classics Léonard Rist (1905–1982), French economist and banker; first chief economist of
40-513: A Sepalis base in Sweden. During a mission across the border to Norway Rist and other participants were discovered by a German patrol on 13 April 1945 and engaged in a fire-fight. The fight went in Norwegians favour and three Germans were killed. After the fire-fight Rist and his companion made their way back across the border to Sweden. On the basis of this effort Rist was on 20 September 1946 awarded
60-408: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Boy Rist [REDACTED] Norwegian War Medal [REDACTED] in silver [REDACTED] Defence Medal with Rosette [REDACTED] Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal [REDACTED] 1939-1945 Star [REDACTED] Atlantic Star with clasp Boy Roald Rist (1 January 1912 – 16 November 1972) was a member of
80-553: Is the highest ranking Norwegian gallantry decoration. It is awarded for extraordinary brave actions or extraordinary leadership during combat. A recipient deemed worthy of additional citations will receive up to an additional two swords on the medal ribbon in addition to the "standard" single sword. Additional citations are rare: Gunnar Sønsteby is the only person to have received the War Cross with three swords (more appropriately known as "War Cross with sword and two swords"). The medal
100-795: The Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal from Norway as well as the 1939-1945 Star , the Atlantic Star with clasp, and the Defence Medal from Britain. He was also "Mentioned in Dispatches for bravery" by Dwight Eisenhower in conjunction with effort on D-Day and the liberation of Europe. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] War Cross with sword The War Cross with Sword ( Norwegian Bokmål : Krigskorset med sverd, Norwegian Nynorsk : Krigskrossen med sverd )
120-689: The Normandy landings . Under the alias "Otto Borgen" Rist was in December 1944 appointed Secretary at the Norwegian legation in Stockholm . From Sweden Rist participated in the Polar Bear expeditions, a series of operations aimed to secure Norwegian ports during an invasion or German withdrawal. Early in 1945 Rist served as Head of Polar Bear 1 , where the goal was to protect the port of Narvik . The Unit operated from
140-702: The Norwegian resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway in World War II. He was an naval officer, and a member Norwegian Independent Company 1 a part of Special Operations Executive (SOE). He was awarded the War Cross with sword, Norway's highest award. Rist hailed from Gravdal in Hol Municipality (now Vestvågøy Municipality ) in the Lofoten Islands. After primary school, he completed (in 1929)
160-577: The United Kingdom . 3 trips UK - Canada - UK, convoy escort each end out to 300nmil of the coast, then unprotected except his own gun. The convoys had 50% loss on these trips. In December 1940, Rist went with SS Marita to Freetown in Sierra Leone. Attacked by German raider off the Canary Islands. Mutiny on board, and the steam engine lost power. Got the help of British Merchant raider . "Clear ship"
180-562: The surname Rist . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rist&oldid=1185364346 " Categories : Surnames Dutch-language surnames English-language surnames Estonian-language surnames German-language surnames Norwegian-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
200-609: The British Army: Recipients of the War Cross are ranked 33 in the national Norwegian order of precedence , after bearers of Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav with collar and before recipients of the Medal for Outstanding Civic Achievement . If not stated otherwise, all recipients were soldiers of the Polish Independent Highland Brigade ( Samodzielna Brygada Strzelcow Podhalanskich ), awarded 1942. All
220-609: The Navy and in March the following year came the appointment to lieutenant commander. On 19 December 1969 was Rist promoted to Commander . In addition to the * War Cross with sword (in Norwegian) – received Rist several other Norwegian and British awards. Rist was awarded the Norwegian War Medal , the Medal for Heroic Deeds in silver, the Defence Medal 1940–1945 with Rosette, and
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#1732887601094240-624: The Norwegian Armed Forces commissioned Marcus Paus to write a major work to tell the stories of the War Cross recipients. The Armed Forces said the idea is that the work will be a major "identity-building and unifying" work for the armed forces. Since its inception, the War Cross has been awarded to 126 non-Norwegians. These awards were mostly for actions during the Norwegian Campaign of 1940. The number of recipients from various nations: Gazetted 11 August 1942 while serving with
260-670: The War Cross "for outstanding efforts during the execution of special mission." Rist was working for the establishment of naval force of the Home Guard (Norway) . In 1951 Rist led the nation's first Naval Home Guard courses in Reine, Lofoten. He was since then often called the Naval Home Guard father. He was head of the Naval Coast Guard in northern Norway. In March August 1966 he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander for special service in
280-814: The World Bank Liisi Rist (born 1991), Estonian racing cyclist Pipilotti Rist (born 1962), Swiss visual artist Robbie Rist (born 1964), American actor Will Rist (born 1987), English cricketer See also [ edit ] RIST is an acronym for the Reynolds Intellectual Screening Test . Rist Mountain is part of the Marcy Group in the Adirondack Mountains Reliable Internet Stream Transport - A video streaming protocol [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
300-555: The fighting in northern Norway. Left Tromsø 6 June, escape to England via Shetland - Scotland, Rosyth Naval Station, Edinburgh before he came over to the UK. During World War II served Rist in the Navy, where he sailed in convoy and served on Corvette and Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB). In June 1940, Rist underwent a Gunner course in Helenslee. Then he was a gunner on the merchant ship SS Marita , which went in convoy traffic between Canada and
320-494: The seaman's course on Statsraad Lehmkuhl and started serving on vessels in international trade. In 1935 he took the exams for the coastal skipper certificate, and from 1936 to 1939 he worked as a fishmonger and a farmer. From October 1939, Rist served on Heimdal , which had been mobilised to safeguard Norwegian neutrality. When the Germans attacked Norway on 9 April 1940, Rist was still in service on Heimdal . He took part in
340-553: The ship was put into escort service in the Atlantic convoys . In 1942, Rist also took courses and received training as a commando . In May 1943, he moved to MTB Flotilla in Shetland . Rist was on four trips to occupied Norway, before he later in 1943 was back again in service on Eglantine . From February 1944, Rist was in preparation for Operation Overlord , and in June 1944 he participated in
360-452: The sword. The statutes were amended on 18 May 1945, restricting awards to the actions of military personnel in combat situations, thus all subsequent decorations would to be "with sword". At the same time, Haakon VII's Freedom Cross was established to replace the War Cross for civilian achievements. Awards of the War Cross ceased in 1949, but on 26 June 2009 the statutes were again revised to permit awards for actions after 1945. In 2022,
380-565: Was declared mutiny hit down. Went alone round trip to England. On the return trip to England he became ill with malaria and was hospitalized in London . This was during the time London was very heavily bombed in the battle of Britain. After he recovered, he was ordered to serve on the corvette Eglantine , which was transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy and was outfitted in Belfast before
400-544: Was established on 23 May 1941 by royal resolution of King Haakon VII , who was in London with the government in exile due to the German occupation of Norway . At that time, "royal" awards were made (to members of the British Royal family for example) and awards could be made for meritorious activities not associated with combat (extraordinary achievements or contributions for Norway's cause and war effort): these were made without
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