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Halldor Espelid
Halldor Espelid (6 October 1920 – 29 March 1944), known as "Harold" was a Norwegian Supermarine Spitfire pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War. He is notable for the part he took in the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 and as one of the men re-captured and subsequently shot by the ''Gestapo''.
==Pre-war life==
Espelid was born in Askøy, Norway. He was the older brother of Norwegian politician Mons Espelid (1926–2009) and Ingrid Espelid Hovig. German prisoner of war records state that his first name was Harold and that he was born in Bergen.〔Andrews (1976), photo page – German records〕 After leaving Bergen Cathedral School, to which he travelled by ferry every day, he started to train as a commercial driver. Following the German invasion in April 1940 and the ensuing battles of the Norwegian Campaign the country was occupied. Espelid decided to escape from Norway to get to Great Britain and join the Norwegian Armed Forces in exile. Sea traffic was closely monitored by the Germans who were aware of significant numbers of young Norwegians wishing to continue the fight from England, frequent checks and searches were made and penalties harsh for anybody caught. On 16 September 1940, he joined the 222-ton coastal vessel ''Traust'' as it made its fourth secret trip to the Shetlands.〔 He arrived safely and was de-briefed for any information of intelligence value.
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