He served as an intelligence officer in Northern Norway and later served in the same role in the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany. In 1949 he was stationed in London, where he served as assistant military attaché at the Norwegian embassy.
As an intelligence expert, he worked in Northern Norway before being reassigned to the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany. Two years later, in 1949, he relocated to London and took on a role as an assistant military representative at the Norwegian diplomatic mission.