Gunnar Sønsteby

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Gunnar Sønsteby was a highly decorated Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II, renowned for his sabotage operations and leadership against the German occupation.

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Gunnar Sønsteby canonical 5
Kjakan Gunnar Sønsteby 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norwegian resistance member
World War II veteran
civil servant
human
awardReceived British Distinguished Service Order
Commander of the Order of St. Olav
Defence Medal 1940–1945
linked to: Defence Medal

Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal
Haakon VII Freedom Cross
Medal of St. Hallvard
St. Olav's Medal With Oak Branch
United States Medal of Freedom
War Cross with Sword
burialPlace Vår Frelsers gravlund
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfBirth Norway
countryOfCitizenship Norway
countryOfDeath Norway
dateOfBirth 1918-01-11
dateOfDeath 2012-05-10
employer Norwegian Ministry of Finance
ethnicGroup Norwegians
familyName Sønsteby
fieldOfWork resistance leadership
sabotage operations
genre memoir
givenName Gunnar
hasHonorificTitle Norway's most decorated citizen
languageOfWorkOrName Norwegian
militaryBranch Norwegian resistance movement
militaryConflict World War II
name Gunnar Sønsteby
notableAlias Kjakan
No. 24
Nr. 24
notableEvent leadership in the Norwegian resistance during World War II
sabotage operations against German occupation forces in Norway
notableWork Rapport fra Nr. 24
Report from No. 24
occupation author
civil servant
resistance fighter
participantIn Norwegian resistance movement
placeOfBirth Rjukan
placeOfDeath Oslo
religion Lutheranism
residence Oslo
sexOrGender male

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Norwegian resistance movement participant Gunnar Sønsteby
Norwegian resistance movement participant Kjakan Gunnar Sønsteby
linked to: Gunnar Sønsteby
Grini concentration camp notablePrisoner Gunnar Sønsteby
Gunnar Sønsteby name Gunnar Sønsteby
Ilebu prison camp notablePrisoner Gunnar Sønsteby
Max Manus: Man of War portrays Gunnar Sønsteby