Background
He was born in Gjøvik, a son of factory owner Anders Østbye and Ellen Anna Hovdenak.
He was born in Gjøvik, a son of factory owner Anders Østbye and Ellen Anna Hovdenak.
During the Norwegian Campaign in 1940 he was in command of the 4th Brigade. Among his publications are Krigen i Valdres from 1946, and two volumes of the series Krigen i Norge 1940.