Until the day he died, he felt an extreme gratitude towards the
civilians who had helped him hide from the Germans during his escape to
neutral Sweden. After Baalsrud passed away in 1988, he was buried --
after his own wish -- next to one of his helpers from WW2 (who died in
1943). They share a gravestone that has the following inscription:
"Thank you all, who helped me to freedom in 1943.".
