Max Manus

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Max Manus
Born	(1914-12-09)9 December 1914 Bergen, Norway
Died	20 September 1996(1996-09-20) (aged 81) Bærum, Norway
Allegiance	Norway
Years of service	1940–1945
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Norwegian resistance movement Norwegian Independent Company 1 PWE SOE
Battles / wars	Winter War World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Order  Military Cross and Bar  Medal of Freedom with silver palm  Defence Medal  War Cross with two swords  Winter War Participation Medal Various American/Polish/Italian awards
Spouse(s)	Ida Nikoline Lie Lindebrække ​ ​ (m. 1947)​
Relations	Johan Magnussen Juan Manus (father), Gerda Kiørup (mother), Pia Manus (sister)
Other work	Shop assistant, sailor, author, businessman and personal protection officer

Maximo Guillermo Manus DSO, MC & Bar (9 December 1914 – 20 September 1996) was a Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II, specialising in sabotage in occupied Norway. After the war he wrote several books about his adventures and started the successful office supply company Max Manus AS.