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Jan Baalsrud was a Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II. He is best known for his daring escape from the Nazis in 1943, during which he trekked across the mountains of Norway and Sweden, and eventually made it to safety in neutral Sweden. Baalsrud was born in Oslo, Norway, on 13 December 1917. He was the son of a Norwegian diplomat and grew up in Norway and abroad. He joined the Norwegian military in 1940, and was stationed in northern Norway when the Germans invaded in April 1940. Baalsrud was part of a group of Norwegian resistance fighters who were sent to the northern part of Norway to sabotage German operations. In March 1943, the group was betrayed and attacked by the Germans. Baalsrud was the only one to escape, and he trekked across the mountains of Norway and Sweden, surviving on little food and shelter. He eventually made it to safety in neutral Sweden. Baalsrud was awarded the War Cross with Sword by the Norwegian government for his bravery and courage. He died in Oslo in 1988.

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Occupation miscellaneous
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 13 December, 1917
Birthday 13 December
Birthplace Oslo, Norway
Date of death 30 December, 1988
Died Place Bæreia, Norway
Nationality Norway

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1988

Until the day he died, he felt an extreme gratitude towards the civilians who had helped him hide from the Germans during his escape to neutral Sweden. After Baalsrud passed away in 1988, he was buried -- after his own wish -- next to one of his helpers from WW2 (who died in 1943). They share a gravestone that has the following inscription: "Thank you all, who helped me to freedom in 1943.".

1957

He is known for his work on Nine Lives (1957), Flykten över Kölen (1979) and I Jan Baalsruds fotspor (2014).

1917

Jan Baalsrud was born on December 13, 1917 in Oslo, Norway.