THE BOOK
A WARRIOR FOR PEACE
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From Nazi Night and Fog prisoner to peace advocate
Captured by the Nazis. Driven to serve peace.
Bjørn Egge survived Hitler's notorious Night and Fog system, Sonnenburg and Sachsenhausen. But survival was only the beginning.
He returned from the camps to become a Norwegian military officer, intelligence officer, UN peacekeeper in the Congo, military attaché in Moscow during the Cold War, Commandant of Akershus Fortress and President of the Norwegian Red Cross.
Told in his own voice, A Warrior for Peace is the extraordinary true story of a man who experienced tyranny at its worst – and spent the rest of his life trying to prevent it from happening again.
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About the book and its author
A Warrior for Peace is available as an English Kindle e-book (ASIN B0HJHV1282). Egge’s Norwegian memoir, Kriger for fred: Et liv for forsvar, frihet og fred, was published by Norsk Tidsskrift for Sjøvesen in 2004. See the Norwegian edition at the National Library of Norway; digital reading depends on the library’s access and rights conditions.
Bjørn Egge (1918–2007) was a Norwegian major general, former wartime prisoner and humanitarian leader. He served with the UN operation in the Congo, as defence attaché in Moscow, as commandant of Akershus Fortress, as president of the Norwegian Red Cross and later as president of the World Veterans Federation. Read his biography.
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THE AUDIOBOOK · ENGLISH
Hear the story. Help it live on.
A Warrior for Peace — Bjørn Egge’s own account of war, survival and a life devoted to peace.
Listen to a sample 3:28
An excerpt from the introduction. English narration with an AI-generated voice, not an original recording of Bjørn Egge.
The audiobook is available on Kobo
Norwegian store price: NOK 148.11 when checked on 28 October 2026. Kobo shows the current price and purchase terms for your location. The Spotify edition has been submitted; its link will be added when available.
WHAT YOUR PURCHASE SUPPORTS
A story of peace. A project for the future.
When you buy the book or audiobook, you support the Bjørn Egge project’s work to tell the story of a man who devoted his life to peace.
Revenue funds film production, new storytelling projects and necessary operating costs. Any surplus after these costs is intended to support organisations connected with Bjørn Egge’s story and independent peace initiatives. Recipients and amounts have not yet been decided.
Bjørn Egge Family Archive
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