Olaf Rye
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Olaf Rye

Olaf Rye (November 16, 1791, Bø, Telemark – July 6, 1849, Fredericia) was a Dano-Norwegian officer. He served as a major-general and played a decisive role in the 1849 Battle of Fredericia which broke the Schleswig-Holsteinish siege of the town. He died during this battle and is considered a Danish war hero. He is buried in the Copenhagen military cemetery, Garnisionskirkegården.

His brother Johan Henrik Rye was a civil servant and politician in Norway.^[1]

Places / things named in his honour

• The Danish KFOR camp in Kosovo, Camp Olaf Rye.
• One of the two barracks in Fredericia, Ryes Kaserne.
• A square in Oslo, Norway, Olaf Ryes plass.
• One of the lodges in the Fredericia chapter of the Odd Fellow Order. [1]
• A street in Bergen, Norway, Olaf Ryes vei.
• A street in Kongsberg, Norway, Ryes gate.^[1]

References

• This article is based on the corresponding articles on the Danish and Norwegian Wikipedias.
• Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (Danish)

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