Liberation of Norway

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The Liberation of Norway refers to the end of German occupation in May 1945, when Norwegian territory was freed and national sovereignty was restored at the close of World War II.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Liberation Day in Norway 1
Liberation of Norway canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf end of occupation
historical event
alsoKnownAs Norwegian resistance movement
surface form: Norges frigjøring

frigjøringen av Norge
appliesToPart Jan Mayen
Norwegian mainland
Svalbard
chronologyWithinTopic final phase of World War II in Europe
commemoratedOn May 8
country Norway
describedBySource Norwegian wartime and post-war histories
endTime 1945-05-11
followed German occupation of Norway
followedBy legal purge in Norway after World War II
post-war reconstruction of Norway
hasCause Allied military advances in Europe
German capitulation in World War II
German occupation of Norway
hasCommemoration Liberation of Norway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Liberation Day in Norway
hasEffect end of German military control in Norway
restoration of Norwegian civil administration
transition from war to peace in Norway
withdrawal of German forces from Norwegian territory
hasLanguage Norwegian
location Norway
participant Allied forces
surface form: Allied powers

British Armed Forces
German occupation of Norway
surface form: German armed forces in Norway

Norwegian resistance movement
surface form: Norwegian Home Front

Royal Norwegian Government-in-exile
surface form: Norwegian government-in-exile

Norwegian police troops in Sweden
Norwegian resistance movement
Norwegian royal family
Soviet armed forces
surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
partOf European theatre of World War II
World War II
pointInTime May 1945
politicalSignificance end of collaborationist Quisling regime
restoration of national sovereignty
significantEvent German forces in Norway surrender
arrest of Norwegian collaborators
disarmament of German troops in Norway
re-establishment of constitutional rule in Norway
restoration of Norwegian sovereignty
return of Norwegian government-in-exile
startTime 1945-05-08
temporalContext end of World War II in Europe

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

German occupation of Norway followedBy Liberation of Norway
Liberation of Norway hasCommemoration Liberation of Norway self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Liberation Day in Norway