"Austlid was a Norwegian farmer and army officer who played a pivotal role in assuring the escape of the Norwegian government during the German
invasion in 1940. Killed in action, he was discredited during and
following the war, but his record was restored as a result of a series
of articles in the newspaper Dagningen. In 2010, he received posthumously the War Cross with Sword, Norway's highest military decoration for valor."
An ally who finally got the credit for his actions in defense of his nation,
Brian
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