Johannes S. Andersen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian criminal, businessman and resistance fighter during the Second World War
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Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway
About Johannes S. Andersen
- Johannes Sigfred Andersen (9 July 1898 – 29 July 1970) was a Norwegian resistance fighter during the Second World War, a member of the Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NOR.I.C.1).
- He was nicknamed "Gulosten"; 'The Yellow Cheese'.
- He also used the surname Ostein during the war.
- Andersen was a controversial character, because of his pre-war life as a well-known career criminal and a series of incidents that occurred during the war years.
- These incidents included Andersen working as an assassin during the war, and shortly after the war killing two German prisoners of war during a drinking binge.
- After the war, Andersen started a wood furniture business.
- He was supported financially by King Haakon VII of Norway, whose friendship he had gained during the war.
- Andersen was repeatedly accused of crimes after the war, and on one occasion convicted.
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