Gunnar Sønsteby
Military Person
1918 – 2012
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Who was Gunnar Sønsteby?
Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønsteby DSO was a member of the Norwegian resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway in World War II. He is also known for being the most highly decorated citizen in Norway, including being the only one to have been awarded the War Cross with three swords, Norway's highest military decoration.
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- Born
- Jan 11, 1918
Rjukan - Also known as
- Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønsteby
- Parents
- Nationality
- Norway
- Education
- Harvard Business School
- Harvard University
- Died
- May 10, 2012
Oslo
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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