German occupation of Norway

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The German occupation of Norway was the period from 1940 to 1945 during World War II when Nazi Germany controlled Norway, imposing military rule, collaborating with a puppet government, and integrating the country into its war effort.


Statements (54)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military occupation
appointedBy Adolf Hitler
capitalDuringOccupation Oslo
civilAdministrator Josef Terboven
collaborationistLeader Vidkun Quisling
collaborationistParty Nasjonal Samling
countryOccupied Norway
demographicEffect displacement of Norwegian population
forced labor in Norway
endTime 1945-05-08
followedBy Liberation of Norway
legal purge in Norway after World War II
governmentInExileLocation London
hasCause Operation Weserübung
hasPart Allied campaign in Norway
Battle of Narvik
involved Royal Norwegian Government-in-exile
involvedConflict air raids on Norway
naval warfare in Norwegian waters
sabotage operations in Norway
language German
Norwegian
legalConsequence trials of collaborators in Norway
location Kingdom of Norway
militaryCommander Josef Terboven
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst NERFINISHED
notableEvent Operation Gunnerside
Telavåg reprisals
heavy water sabotage
sinkings along the Norwegian coast
occupyingPower Nazi Germany
partOf German occupation of Europe
World War II
policy Germanization efforts in Norway
censorship and propaganda in Norway
persecution of Jews in Norway
precededBy neutrality of Norway in World War II
puppetGovernment Quisling regime
resistanceGroup Milorg
Osvald Group
XU
resistanceMovement Norwegian resistance movement
result German military control of Norway
establishment of collaborationist government
integration of Norway into German war effort
startTime 1940-04-09
usedFor bases for German air force
bases for German navy
control of North Atlantic sea routes
deployment of German troops in Scandinavia
victimGroup Norwegian Jews
political opponents
resistance members

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Sigrid Undset ("Norway during World War II")
fledCountry
Battle of Vinjesvingen
hasContext
Battle of Vinjesvingen ("Telemark during World War II")
isPartOfHistoryOf
Battle of Midtskogen ("German occupation of Oslo")
precededBy
Operation Weserübung
result

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