Demonstration: Sven Somme demonstrates how he leapt from tree to tree so as not to leave tracks during his escape (left).
The incredible bravery of a member of the Norwegian resistance who escaped his German captors by trekking 200 miles across snowy mountains has been revealed.
Sven Somme fled to Britain after spending two months evading capture and execution following an epic escape.
During his time in the resistance, the spy photographed strategic German military bases in his home country using a covert camera and sent tiny microfilms to the Allies hidden under stamps on letters.
Now, some 70 years later, an incredible archive of secret documents he gathered has been found.
Mr Somme was caught by the Germans in 1944 and arrested for spying, an offence punished by firing squad, but managed to break out of his handcuffs and tip-toe past his sleeping guard.
He was pursued by 900 enemy soldiers with sniffer dogs and trekked for 200 miles across snow-capped mountains, even swinging from pine trees so not to leave footprints behind.
He eventually reached neutral Sweden and safety.
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