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Nils Waltersen Aasen, the Glossary

Nils Waltersen Aasen (30 March 1878 – 27 December 1925) was a Norwegian arms inventor.^[1]

24 relations: Aasen Bomb, Aasen mortar, Anti-personnel mine, Copenhagen, Denmark, France, French Armed Forces, French Army, Georg Stang, Grenade, Knight, Land mine, Legion of Honour, List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur by country, List of Légion d'honneur recipients by name (A), Musée de la Légion d'honneur, Norway, Oscarsborg Fortress, Rissa, Norway, Stadsbygd, Stoughton, Wisconsin, Tuberculosis, Wisconsin, World War I.
Norwegian inventors
Norwegian people of World War I
Tuberculosis deaths in Wisconsin

Aasen Bomb

An Aasen Bomb (Italian: Granata con manico e paracadute tipo Aasen A2) was an early World War I bomb fashioned from a hand grenade with a handle and parachute.

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Aasen mortar

The Aasen mortar (Mortier Aasen) was a 3.5-inch (88.9-mm) gun-mortar (or bomb thrower under the classification of the time).

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Anti-personnel mine

An anti-personnel mine or anti-personnel landmine (APL) is a form of mine designed for use against humans, as opposed to an anti-tank mine, which target vehicles.

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Copenhagen

Copenhagen (København) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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French Armed Forces

The French Armed Forces (Forces armées françaises) are the military forces of France.

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The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (Armée de terre), is the principal land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, French Air and Space Force, and the National Gendarmerie.

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Georg Stang

Hans Georg Jacob Stang (17 February 1858 – 11 September 1907) was a Norwegian military officer and politician from the Liberal Party.

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Grenade

A grenade is an explosive weapon typically thrown by hand (also called hand grenade), but can also refer to a shell (explosive projectile) shot from the muzzle of a rifle (as a rifle grenade) or a grenade launcher.

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Knight

A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.

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Land mine

A land mine, or landmine, is an explosive weapon concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it.

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Legion of Honour

The National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes.

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List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur by country

The following is a list of notable foreign members of the Legion of Honor by their country of origin.

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List of Légion d'honneur recipients by name (A)

The French government gives out the Legion of Honour awards, to both French and foreign nationals, based on a recipient's exemplary services rendered to France, or to the causes supported by France.

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Musée de la Légion d'honneur

The Musée national de la Légion d'honneur et des ordres de chevalerie (French for "National museum of the Legion of Honour and of orders of chivalry") is a French national museum of orders of merit and orders of chivalry.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Oscarsborg Fortress

Oscarsborg Fortress (Oscarsborg festning) is a coastal fortress in the Oslofjord, close to the town of Drøbak in Akershus County, Norway.

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Rissa, Norway

Rissa is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway in the Fosen region.

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Stadsbygd

Stadsbygd is a village in Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.

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Stoughton, Wisconsin

Stoughton is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Waltersen_Aasen

Also known as Nils Aasen.