▁January ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁– ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁resistance ▁member , ▁phys ician ▁and ▁military ▁leader . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁L ier ▁as ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Al v ▁I . ▁Joh ns en ▁( 1 8 8 5 – 1 9 4 3 ) ▁and ▁Else ▁Marie ▁Joh ns en ▁( 1 8 9 0 – 1 9 6 9 ). ▁He ▁took ▁his ▁exam en ▁art ium ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁When ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁reached ▁Norway ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Joh ns en ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B agn . ▁After ▁Norway ▁lost , ▁he ▁helped ▁start ▁an ▁illegal ▁newspaper . ▁In ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁fle e ▁to ▁England , ▁but ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁very ▁unusual ▁route , ▁via ▁Sweden , ▁Russia , ▁India ▁and ▁Canada . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Independent ▁Company ▁ 1 , ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁a ▁motor ▁tor ped o ▁boat ▁from ▁May ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁par ach uted ▁to ▁Norway ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁instruct or ▁for ▁Mil org ▁until ▁the ▁war ' s ▁end . ▁ ▁He ▁met ▁his ▁wife ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Bir git ▁" T ull en " ▁L üt z ow - Hol m