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Joachim Rønneberg was born on August 30, 1919. Ålesunden was a Norwegian resistance man who was a member of Kompani Linge in the years 1941-1945. He is best known for carrying out the heavy water action in February 1943 at Vemork.

Many believe that this is one of the most important sabotage reactions that were carried out during the Second World War. The aim was to prevent Germans from using the heavy water from the Hydro & Rjukan plant to develop an atomic bomb.

Because of the heavy water action and other assignments for Kompani Linge he received several Norwegian and foreign awards, including the War Cross with Sword and St. Olav medal.

Born on August 30, 1919 in Ålesund. Norwegian opponent during the war and fled from Ålesund to the United Kingdom with a fisherman's skate. He joined the Norwegian independent company no. 1, later Kompani Linge. Was the leader of the Gunnerside group that in 1943 destroyed the heavy water plant in Rorkan in Rjukan. Towards the end of the war, Rønneberg led Operation Kramsvogel. The mission was to prepare attacks on German supply lines, especially in the Romsdal with the Raumabanen. After the war Rønneberg became secretary in the tourist association Ålesund-Sunnmøre. Rønneberg then started in NRK in 1948 and ended his career as an editor in 1987. Joachim Rønneberg is decorated with, among other things, the war cross with sword and St. Olav medal. Source: NTB

After the war he lived in the birthplace of Ålesund and worked as a journalist and editor at NRK Møre og Romsdal. He ended his career as an editor in 1987.

Rønneberg has always been cautious and careful to talk about what he experienced during the war years. Although he often received questions, the heavy water attacker long kept the secrets of the Second World War for himself. It was not until the 1970s that he decided to share the stories.

– Eventually I realized that people had a claim for an answer. It is important that we all know what has happened. Then it is easier to make the right choices in the future. Those who grow up today must understand that we must always be prepared to fight for peace and freedom, Rønneberg said earlier to NRK.

Since then he has been known for the work he has done to educate children and young people about the dangers of war.

In the documentary "The Last Saber & # 39 ;," Rønneberg spoke openly about the rise of Ålesund, about what he was involved in the war and the years that followed.