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About Tikken Manus
- Ida Nikoline "Tikken" Manus (née Lindebrække, previously Bernardes; 28 June 1914 – 12 October 2010) was a member of the Norwegian resistance during World War II. Born Ida Nikoline Lie Lindebrække, she was a daughter of County Governor Gjert Lindebrække (1879–1960) and Ida Bessesen Lie (1881–1944), and a sister of politician Sjur Lindebrække.
- She was also a niece of writer Bernt Bessesen Lie.She hailed from Kalfaret in Bergen, and tried different ventures before the Second World War.
- She worked an office job in England, and attended French classes while socializing in Paris.
- She returned to England where she married diplomat George Bernardes, and had a son (George, Jr.) in 1939.
- They moved to Norway, where her husband was a consul in Haugesund.
- When the Second World War reached Norway on 9 April 1940 with the German invasion, Tikken was in Bergen.
- Her husband was injured while visiting Ã…ndalsnes, and when he was operated in Sweden, Tikken followed and was hired at the British legation in Stockholm in 1943.
- Here, she was tasked with coordinating the contact with Norwegian resistance members who had fled German-occupied Norway for neutral Sweden, and the political and military authorities in Great Britain.
- Her codename was "Tante" ("Aunt").While working here, she met resistance member Max Manus (1914–1996).
- After a lengthy process of divorcing her husband, she married Max Manus in March 1947 and took his last name.
- After the war, Tikken Manus was hired by resistance member Harald Grieg in the publishing house Gyldendal, but eventually joined her husband Max in running a small company in the office machine business.
- They lived at Landøya in Asker.
- Her husband died in 1996, and she died in October 2010.
- In addition to George Jr, the two had the children Max Jr.
- and Mette.A book about Tikken Manus was published in February 2009, Tikken Manus.
- Sabotørenes hemmelige medspiller.
- In 2008, she was made known to a broader audience when her character was included in the film Max Manus.
- She was portrayed by actor Agnes Kittelsen.
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