John,
I "re-enacted" the event.
The war invalid guy went to Fylkesf�rer Holm for a conversation and than he asked Mr. Holm to give him an autograph.
Mr Holm picked up
HIS table card and signed it for the ex-front fighter.
His signature (R Holm) is clearly readable right beside his name
I think "Fylkesf�rer" is a title, and Mr Holm's given name started with "R".
F�rer is very similar to f�hrer...
Our Norwegian members can easily solve this question.
And after that the guy went around the room for more autographs.
This is my theory.
Anyway it is a very interesting piece! Congratulation!
Janos
OK John,
the name of mistery Mr Holm was Rolf Holm.
Info:
The Hird was the "SturmAbteilung", ie party militia, of the norweigan nazi party Nasjonal Samling (NS), led by Vidkun Quisling.
Nasjonal Samling inlucuded several sub-organisations appart from the Hird, such as:
NS Ungdomsfylking (NSUF), led by Minister Axel Stang, was the Norweigan equivalent of the Hitler Jugend.
NS Kvinneorganisasjon (NSK), led by Landsleder Olga Bjoner, was the organization for women.
NS Bondegrupper (NSBG), led by Minister Fretheim, was the organization for farmers.
NS Faggruppeorganisasjon (NSFO), led by Odd Fossum, was the organization for workers.
NS Studentfylking (NSSF), led by
Fylkesf�rer Rolf Holm, was the organization for students.
NS Hjelpeorganisasjon (NSH), led by Landsleder Erling Traaholt, was the welfare organization.
NS Kamporganisasjon (KO), led by Franklin Knudsen (1940-1945), was an organization of the most dedicated members of the Nasjonal Samling. It was founded in 1936 and the membership were 428 later that year and grew to 7.000 in the end.
Janos
