Freedom Fight

Norwegian heroes
    
     
Max Manus (1914-1996) was an important member of the Norwegian resistance movement during World War II. He took part in several war-related acts on Norwegian soil and published illegal newspapers. In 1941 six officers from the State Police surprised Manus at his apartment and he escaped by throwing himself out of a window. With a broken back, he was sent to hospital where he managed to escape after a month. After a seven month long escape via Sweden and half the world, Manus ended up in England, where he was enrolled in the Linge Company. In 1943 he returned to Norway to conduct ship sabotage; by using mines, he sank ships that were important to the German marine, including the SS Donau. Following the war, Manus wrote several books about his role in the resistance movement.   Max Manus
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Gunnar Sønsteby (1918-2012) was a Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II. He led the "Oslo Gang" with Max Manus and led some of the most spectacular sabotage missions during the war. Sønsteby became a master of disguise and "Kjakan” and “Agent 24" were some of his aliases. The Germans did not acquire his real name until near the end of the war. Following the war, he studied and worked in the oil business in the US before returning to Norway where he continued a career in private business. Throughout the post-war years and particularly after reaching retirement age, Sønsteby engaged in an extensive information and lecturing activity to pass on the lessons of the Second World War to future generations. Sønsteby is Norway’s highest decorated citizen.  
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