Joachim Rønneberg dies at age 99
en.wikipedia.orgNorwegian news: https://www.nrk.no/mr/joachim-ronneberg-dode-i-natt-1.142576...
2015 nytimes interview: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/21/world/europe/wwii-hero-cr...
Reading the NYT piece I'm surprised to learn he only became known in Norway in 2015, and the statue the same year. Here in the UK that Telemark raid crops up quite often in anniversaries of wartime events or special forces commemorations, and he's attended many of those[0]. Of course the movie is trotted out every few years too, though maybe not so much recently.
Thanks for posting.
Doesn't sound right. The history and Mr. Rønneberg has been known in Norway a long time. Rønneberg started talking about his experience in the 70s and he has spent much of his later years speaking to schools. He has been active in the Norwegian Trekking Association, a well known journalist in the national broadcaster, active in the local museum.