Max Manus — Norway
Norwegian Resistance saboteur Max Manus leads raids on German shipping in Oslo Fjord — sinking troop transports and supply ships using limpet mines placed from kayaks at night.
Max Manus (1914-1996) was trained by the British Special Operations Executive in Scotland and conducted repeated sabotage operations in Norway. His most successful attack sank the SS Ortelsberg in Oslo harbour in January 1945. He received the War Cross, Norway's highest military decoration. His 1945 memoir was a bestseller and shaped Norwegian memory of the occupation.