Gunnar Sønsteby

Karl Johansgate is Oslo's main street. It connects the Norwegian Parliament to the Royal Palace. About halfway between is a statue of a modest looking man standing next to his bicycle. That's Gunnar Sønsteby, Norway's most decorated WWII resistance hero.

Shortly after the Germans invaded Norway on April 9, 1940, they marched down Karl Johansgate. Gunnar was there, with his bicycle, to witness the event. He later became the head of the resistance in Oslo and the most sought after man by the Gestapo in Norway.  Gunnar passed away in 2012, but the statue of him with his bike can be seen on Karl Johansgate very close to the actual  spot where he witnessed the Germans taking over Oslo, as shown in the photo below.