Ulstein was born in Ulstein , Sunnmøre , as the son of Johannes Olsson Ulstein ( 1879 – 1969 ) and Borghild Strand ( 1885 – 1964 ) . He finished his secondary education at Volda in June 1940 . Later that year he fled to the United Kingdom due to World War II and the German occupation of Norway . Here , Ulstein became a member of the Norwegian Independent Company 1 ( NOR.I.C .1 ) ( ) , led by Martin Linge . He participated in Operation Anklet , a raid at Reine in December 1941 . After the raid he returned to the United Kingdom . In 1943 he was a part of the failed operation '' Vestige I '' , which involved placing limpet mines on ships in Svelgen harbor . The actual mine placing was performed by Harald Svindseth , but the explosives went off too early , and the ship was docked instead of sinking . Participants in '' Vestige I '' fled to England . In 1944 Ulstein was tasked with returning to work as an instructor for Milorg in Sogn og Fjordane . He came via Shetland and landed near Florø together with Harald Svindseth . Svindseth built up a Milorg subgroup near Svelgen with the codename '' Snowflake '' , whereas Ulstein led the group '' Siskin '' . '' Siskin '' 's basecamp was at Fosskamben in Sogndalsdalen . Important local contacts were Olav Rise in Leikanger as well as Nils Knagenhjelm and Hans H. H. Heiberg in Kaupanger . Norwegian Independent Company 1 men Nils Fjeld and Nils Thorsvik also participated , sharing the military command with Ulstein . Various incidents in February 1945 spelled the end of '' Siskin '' . Some , including Olav Rise , were arrested , whereas Ulstein managed to flee from Sogndalsdalen . German forces approached Fosskamben , but local residents secretly slowed down their travel , giving '' Siskin '' members time to hide a large weapons cache and to escape . Ulstein , Heiberg and Knagenhjelm met in Fjærland . A new base was started in Frønningen . At most , 480 people had some connection to it . It did not remain operative for long , as it was disbanded at the liberation of Norway on 8 May 1945 . Then , Ulstein and 72 others travelled to Gaular to assist in the decommissioning of German forces in the area . For his war contributions Ulstein was decorated with the St. Olav 's Medal with two oak branches , the British Military Medal , the Defence Medal 1940 – 1945 , and the Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal
Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal
Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal
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