Background
Knut Hansen was born in Skien as a son of Major Sigvald Hansen (1881–1954) and his wife Carmen Franciska Christina Kirsebom (1887–1951), and a younger brother of Sonja Wigert.
Knut Hansen was born in Skien as a son of Major Sigvald Hansen (1881–1954) and his wife Carmen Franciska Christina Kirsebom (1887–1951), and a younger brother of Sonja Wigert.
Wigert finished school when graduating Oslo Commerce School in 1936.
Second World War He participated in the Operation Archery raid at Måløy in "December 1941, and later graduated as a lieutenant from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in 1943. He published the book Landflyktig in 1945, describing his travel via Stockholm, Moscow, Istanbul, Cairo and South Africa to England, and later service in the army. Organizing career Wigert chaired the Riksmål Society from 1974 to 1983.
During the Second World War, Wigert was a member of the Norwegian Independent Company 1, recruited by former actor and leader of the group Martin Linge.