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An annual remembrance march in Baalsrud's honour takes place on 25 July in Troms, where the participants follow his escape route for nine days. [4] A street in Kolbotn, Norway is named Jan Baalsruds plass (Jan Baalsrud's Place) in his honor. [5] In 2020, a bust in bronze created by sculptor Håkon Anton Fagerås on commission was unveiled. [6]
The 12th Man (Norwegian: Den 12. mann) is a 2017 Norwegian historical drama film directed by Harald Zwart, starring Thomas Gullestad as Jan Baalsrud, who escapes from occupying Nazi Germans on the island of Rebbenesøya, via the Lyngen Fjord and Manndalen, to neutral Sweden in the spring of 1943.
Nine Lives (Norwegian: Ni Liv) is a 1957 Norwegian film about Jan Baalsrud, a commando and member of the Norwegian resistance during World War II.Trained in Britain, in 1943, he participates in an operation to destroy a German air control tower.
The 12th Man (Norwegian: Den 12. mann) (2017) - Norwegian historical drama film about Jan Baalsrud, who escapes from occupying Nazi Germans on the island of Rebbenesøya, via the Lyngen Fjord and Manndalen, to neutral Sweden in the spring of 1943 [5] 55 Steps (2017) – German-Belgian drama film based on the true story of Eleanor Riese [6]
Baalsrud is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andreas Baalsrud (1872–1961), Norwegian civil engineer; Jan Baalsrud (1917–1988), Norwegian Army commando; Terje Baalsrud (1914–2003), Norwegian newspaper editor
He played in the narrative film Det drønner gjennom dalen in 1937, and participated in more than thirty films, including the role of Jan Baalsrud in Nine Lives from 1957. [1] [2] He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1985. [1] In 1987 he received the Amanda Honorary Award. [3]
In English, the name "Jan" is related to "John", but is a shortened form of the first names Janet, Janice, ... Jan Baalsrud (1917–1988), Norwegian commando;
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