Max Manus [SEP] conflict
Juan Manus after living several years in foreign (mainly Spanish-speaking) countries.
Career.
He became renowned as a saboteur during World War II. After fighting as a volunteer for Finland in the Soviet-Finnish Winter War of 1939–40, Manus returned to Norway on the day of the German invasion of Norway, 9 April 1940. He was a pioneer of the Norwegian resistance movement and was arrested by the Gestapo in 1941. He escaped to the United Kingdom for training and went back as a saboteur for the
Max Manus
Maximo Guillermo "Max" Manus DSO, MC & Bar (9 December 1914 – 20 September 1996) was a Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II, specialising in sabotage in occupied Norway. After the war he wrote several books about his adventures and started the successful office supply company "Max Manus AS".
Early life.
Manus was born in Bergen in 1914, to a Norwegian father and a Danish mother. His father's name was originally Johan Magnussen, but he changed his name to