Christian Roy Kaldager was a Norwegian air force officer.

He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, graduated from the Norwegian Naval Academy

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 in 1931 and from the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Academy

Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service

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 in 1932. From 1936 to 1941 he was a Captain in the merchant fleet; from 1942 he participated in the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service

Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service

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 of World War II

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 as the leader of the 330 Squadron.

He was promoted to Colonel in 1953 and Major General in 1960. He was inspector-general of the Royal Norwegian Air Force

Royal Norwegian Air Force

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 from 1957, and in 1962 he became the leader of the United Nations

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 air force in The Congo

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. From August 1963 to December 1963 he was the Commander of the entire United Nations Operation in the Congo

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. He succeeded Kebbede Guebre and was succeeded by Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi

Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi

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. He was the acting chief of staff of the Norwegian High Command

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 from 1964 to 1968, commander of Akershus Fortress

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 from 1968 to 1973 and the director of the Norwegian Defence Education Command from 1969 to 1970.