The film, based on historical events, was adapted from the book Jan Baalsrud and Those Who Saved Him (2001) by Tore Haug and Astrid Karlsen Scott.
Is 12th man based on a true story?
The 12th Man review — Real life war story revels in community heroism. Based on the true story of a Norwegian military mission that went horribly wrong in 1943 — 12 saboteurs sailed from Shetland to occupied Norway to destroy strategic Nazi targets.
Who was the real 12th man?
Jan Baalsrud
What is the story behind The 12th Man?
The tradition of the Twelfth Man was born on the second of January 1922, when an underdog Aggie team was playing Centre College, then the nation's top ranked team. As the hard fought game wore on, and the Aggies dug deeply into their limited reserves, Coach Dana X. Bible remembered a squad man who was not in uniform.
Who is 12th man based on?
The 12th Man
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What happened to Jan Baalsrud?
Baalsrud's feet froze solid. An avalanche buried him up to his neck. He wandered in a snowstorm for three days. He was entombed alive in snow for another four days and abandoned under open skies for five more.
What happened to the twelfth man?
Baalsrud's small group's fishing boat was attacked, one man was killed, 10 others were captured, but Baalsrud — the 12th man of the title — escaped. He caught a bullet in his foot and swam across a fjord of sub-freezing temperatures.May 8, 2018
Who is the 12th man referring to?
In American football, the sideline is sometimes also referred to as the "12th man" or "12th defender": since a player is considered down when he steps out of bounds, the sideline effectively acts as an extra defender. This usage is less common than the one referring to the fans.
What is the story of the 12th man?
After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his 11 comrades dead, Norwegian resistance fighter Jan Baalsrud finds himself fleeing from the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.
Who dies in The 12th Man?
Eleven were killed or captured upon arrival, and one, Jan Baalsrud (Thomas Gullestad) was shot escaping, but through a superhuman feat of endurance managed to find his way across the country to Sweden while being hunted by the Nazis.
When did The 12th Man die?
After regaining the ability to walk, he himself went back into Norway as an undercover agent, and remained there until the end of the war. He died in 1988, aged 71, and his ashes are buried in Manndalen, in a grave shared with Aslak Aslaksen Fossvoll, one of the local men who helped him escape to Sweden.
What happened to The 12th Man after the war?
After the war, Baalsrud contributed to the local scout and football associations. In addition, he was chairman of the Norwegian Disabled Veterans Union from 1957 to 1964. In 1962, he moved to Tenerife, Canary Islands, where he lived for most of the remainder of his life. He returned to Norway during his final years.