Jan Baalsrud

Jan Baalsrud
Born(1917-12-13)13 December 1917
Kristiania (today Oslo), Norway
Died30 December 1988(1988-12-30) (aged 71)
Kongsvinger, Norway
Buried
Manndalen, Norway
AllegianceNorway
Service years1940–1945
RankFenrik
UnitCompany Linge
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
St Olav's Medal with Oak Branch
Other workChairman of the Norwegian Disabled Veterans Union (1957—1964)

Jan Sigurd Baalsrud, MBE (13 December 1917 – 30 December 1988) was a commando in the Norwegian resistance trained by the British during World War II. The 2017 film, The 12th Man is based on his survival over the course of approximately two months in occupied Norway.

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