▁fled ▁to ▁neutral ▁Sweden . ▁Her ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Second ▁Lieutenant ▁Anders ▁S var stad ▁of ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Army , ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 7 , ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁in ▁an ▁eng agement ▁with ▁German ▁troops ▁at ▁Seg al stad ▁Bridge ▁in ▁G aus dal . ▁ ▁Und set ' s ▁sick ▁daughter ▁had ▁died ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁B jer ke b æ k ▁was ▁requ is ition ed ▁by ▁the ▁We hr macht , ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁officers ' ▁qu arters ▁throughout ▁the ▁Occ up ation ▁of ▁Norway . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Und set ▁and ▁her ▁younger ▁son ▁left ▁neutral ▁Sweden ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁There , ▁she ▁un t iring ly ▁ple aded ▁her ▁occupied ▁country ' s ▁cause ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁Europe ' s ▁Jews ▁in ▁writ ings , ▁speech es ▁and ▁inter views . ▁She ▁lived ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁He ights , ▁New ▁York . ▁She ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁St . ▁An sg ar ' s ▁Sc and in av ian ▁Catholic ▁League ▁and ▁wrote ▁several ▁articles ▁for ▁its ▁bullet in . ▁She ▁also ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Florida , ▁where ▁she ▁became ▁close ▁friends ▁with ▁novel ist ▁Mar jor ie ▁K inn an ▁Raw lings . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁German ▁execution ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Luther an ▁past or ▁K aj ▁M unk ▁on ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4