Olav Aspheim

Olav Aspheim
Born	(1921-11-24)24 November 1921 Ringerike, Norway
Died	9 March 1948(1948-03-09) (aged 26) Akershus Fortress, Oslo, Norway
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Criminal status	Executed
Conviction(s)	Treason
Criminal penalty	Death
Military career
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Years of service	1943–1945
Rank	SS and Statspolitiet officer
Unit	5th SS Panzer Division Wiking Statspolitiet, Oslo
Battles / wars	World War II

Olav Aspheim (24 November 1921 – 9 March 1948) was a Norwegian member of the fascist party Nasjonal Samling, volunteer front fighter for the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking and Statspolitiet constable who was sentenced to death and shot after World War II.

From August 1944, he was a Statspolitiet constable in Oslo. He was among the Norwegians that on 9 February 1945 participated in a firing squad at the execution site of Akershus Fortress where twenty Norwegian resistance fighters were shot.

Aspheim was arrested after the war. During the post-war legal purge in Norway he was found guilty of crimes that included treason, bodily harm, maltreatment and wrongful execution. His case was confirmed by the Supreme Court on 27 February 1947, where he was sentenced to death. Aspheim was executed by firing squad at Akershus Fortress on 9 March 1948.