Vidkun Quisling

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Vidkun Quisling was a Norwegian fascist politician and Nazi collaborator who led a puppet government during Germany’s World War II occupation of Norway and whose name became synonymous with treason.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norwegian politician
collaborator
fascist
head of government
human
politician
war criminal
alignedWith Reichskommissariat Norwegen
surface form: German occupation authorities in Norway
citizenship Norway
collaboratedWith Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
convictedOf embezzlement
high treason
murder
country Norway
countryOfBirth Norway
countryOfDeath Norway
coupAttempt radio announcement of government takeover on 1940-04-09
dateOfBirth 1887-07-18
dateOfDeath 1945-10-24
educatedAt Norwegian Military Academy
Norwegian Military Academy
surface form: Norwegian Military College
eponymFor word "quisling" meaning traitor
era World War II
familyName Vidkun Quisling self-linksurface differs
surface form: Quisling
founded Nasjonal Samling
fullName Vidkun Quisling self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling
givenName Vidkun
language Norwegian
mannerOfDeath execution by firing squad
militaryRank major
nationality Norwegian
notableConcept "quisling" as a term for traitor or collaborator
notableFor collaboration with Nazi Germany during World War II
his name becoming synonymous with treason
leading a puppet government in occupied Norway
occupation diplomat
military officer
politician
participatedIn World War II
penalty death sentence
placeOfBirth Fyresdal
placeOfDeath Akershus Fortress
politicalIdeology Nazism
fascism
positionHeld Minister of Defence of Norway
Minister-President of Norway
head of the collaborationist government in Norway
regimeCharacterization puppet government under German occupation
religion Lutheranism
roleInConflict leader of collaborationist regime in occupied Norway
servedUnder Fridtjof Nansen in humanitarian missions
spouse Alexandra Voronin
Maria Quisling
tookPowerOn 1940-04-09
trial post-World War II treason trial in Norway
workedIn Soviet Union as a diplomat and aid worker before World War II

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Quisling regime leader Vidkun Quisling
Quisling regime headOfState Vidkun Quisling
Quisling regime headOfGovernment Vidkun Quisling
Quisling regime namedAfter Vidkun Quisling
Vidkun Quisling fullName Vidkun Quisling self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling
Vidkun Quisling familyName Vidkun Quisling self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Quisling
Nasjonal Samling leader Vidkun Quisling
Nasjonal Samling founder Vidkun Quisling
Nasjonal Samling notableMember Vidkun Quisling