Royal Norwegian Government-in-exile

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The Royal Norwegian Government-in-exile was the legitimate Norwegian authority that fled to London during World War II, directing resistance and maintaining Norway’s sovereignty while the country was under German occupation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norwegian government
government-in-exile
basedAt Norwegian Legation in London
broadcastVia BBC Radio
surface form: BBC Norwegian-language radio
capitalDuringExile London, England
surface form: London
claimedJurisdictionOver Kingdom of Norway
Norwegian overseas territories
conflict World War II
coordinatedWith Allied military commands
UK government
surface form: British government
country Norway
directed Norwegian resistance movement
endTime 1945
event Operation Weserübung
surface form: Norwegian Campaign
followedBy Government of Norway
surface form: Government of Norway (post-liberation)
goal restoration of Norwegian sovereignty
headOfGovernment Johan Nygaardsvold
headOfState Haakon VII of Norway
issued laws and decrees
language Norwegian
legalBasis Constitution of Norway
surface form: Norwegian constitution of 1814
legislativeBody Parliament of Norway
surface form: Storting (in exile)
locatedIn London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
maintained diplomatic relations with Allied states
maintainedControlOver Nortraship
Norwegian merchant fleet
opposedRegimeInNorway Nasjonal Samling
surface form: Nasjonal Samling government
opposedTo Nazi Germany
Quisling regime
participatedIn Allied conferences of World War II
surface form: Allied war councils
precededBy Government of Norway
surface form: Government of Norway (pre-1940)
reasonForExile Operation Weserübung
surface form: German invasion of Norway
recognizedBy Allied forces
surface form: Allied powers

Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
restoredMonarchyOf Norway
returnedIn 1945
returnedTo Oslo
signed international agreements on behalf of Norway
startTime 1940
status legitimate government of Norway
supportedBy Norwegian merchant fleet
surface form: Norwegian merchant navy

Norwegian resistance movement
surface form: Norwegian resistance groups
typeOfGovernment constitutional monarchy in exile

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German occupation of Norway involved Royal Norwegian Government-in-exile
Reichskommissariat Norwegen replaced Royal Norwegian Government-in-exile
this entity surface form: Norwegian government-in-exile (in occupied territory)
Norwegian resistance movement supportedBy Royal Norwegian Government-in-exile
this entity surface form: Norwegian government-in-exile
Quisling regime opposedBy Royal Norwegian Government-in-exile
this entity surface form: Norwegian government-in-exile in London
Nasjonal Samling opposedBy Royal Norwegian Government-in-exile
this entity surface form: Norwegian government-in-exile
Milorg recognizedBy Royal Norwegian Government-in-exile
this entity surface form: Norwegian government-in-exile in London
Milorg cooperatedWith Royal Norwegian Government-in-exile
this entity surface form: Norwegian government-in-exile
XU alliedWith Royal Norwegian Government-in-exile
this entity surface form: Norwegian government-in-exile
Liberation of Norway participant Royal Norwegian Government-in-exile
this entity surface form: Norwegian government-in-exile
Midtskogen, Norway associatedWith Royal Norwegian Government-in-exile
this entity surface form: Norwegian government-in-exile