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Norwegian resistance member (1918–2004)

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Liv Elisabeth Grannes GM
Liv Grannes in 1940
Nickname(s)	'Jeanne D`Arc of the North'
Born	(1918-06-28)June 28, 1918 Mosjøen, Nordland, Norway
Died	November 30, 2004(2004-11-30) (aged 85–86) Oslo, Norway
Buried	Nordstrand Cemetery, Oslo, Norway 59°51′33″N 10°48′10″E / 59.85917°N 10.80278°E / 59.85917; 10.80278
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Special Operations Executive
Years of service	1941 to c.1945
Spouse(s)	Birger Sjøberg Jens Christian Hauge

Liv Elisabeth Grannes GM (28 June 1918 — 30 November 2004) was a Norwegian resistance member during World War II.

Early life

Liv Grannes was born in Mosjøen in northern Norway on 28 June 1918. Her father, Jørgen Albert Grannes, was a teacher and organist and her mother was Emelie Anette (née Vedde). She had two younger brothers. Liv Grannes studied art at Orkdal High School, graduating in 1938.

Resistance activities

In 1940, she was employed as an office lady at the police station in Mosjøen.

As a woman at the police station, she had a unique opportunity to provide assistance to the resistance during the Second World War. From the Spring of 1941 she was a permanent agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE), which conducted resistance work in Helgeland.

The Majavat affair

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Activities in London

After the Majavas tragedy, she had to flee to Sweden in 1942 and on to England. She continued her resistance work. In London she was in 1944 married to Birger Sjøberg.

In 1946, Liv Sjøberg, as she was then called, was decorated with George Medal by the British ambassador in Oslo.

Personal life

In 1958, Liv Sjøberg married the Norwegian Minister of Justice, Jens Christian Hauge.

Death and legacy

She died in Oslo on 30 November 2004.

Liv Grannes' road on Andås in Vefsn Municipality is named after her.

In 2021, a documentary film about Grannes resistance activities was made, titled "Jeanne D'Arc of the North".

References

Klokkerbok Mosjøen nr. 820C05, 1917-1952, p. 4
Liv Hauge: The Women in War, in Traces of the Mothers (Mosjøen 1996)
Friberg, Jens (4 April 2021). "Historien om Liv Grannes: En av Norges ukjente krigsheltinner". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
"Jeanne D'Arc of the North - Tromsø International Film Festival". Tromsø International Film Festival. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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