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.

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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
linked to: London, England
hasCause Operation Weserübung
hasPart Allied campaign in Norway
linked to: Battle of Narvik

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
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

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Operation Weserübung result German occupation of Norway
Sigrid Undset fledCountry Norway during World War II
linked to: German occupation of Norway
Battle of Midtskogen precededBy German occupation of Oslo
linked to: German occupation of Norway
Battle of Vinjesvingen hasContext German occupation of Norway
Battle of Vinjesvingen isPartOfHistoryOf Telemark during World War II
linked to: German occupation of Norway
Norwegian Armed Forces Museum hasExhibitTheme Norway in World War II
linked to: German occupation of Norway
Josef Terboven participantIn German occupation of Norway
Reichskommissariat Norwegen establishedDuring German occupation of Norway
August Lange opposedTo Nazi occupation of Norway
linked to: German occupation of Norway
Sinking of Blücher followedBy German occupation of Oslo
linked to: German occupation of Norway
Nasjonal Samling historicalPeriod German occupation of Norway
Milorg operatedIn German-occupied Norway
linked to: German occupation of Norway
Milorg primaryEnemy German Wehrmacht in Norway
linked to: German occupation of Norway
XU activeDuring German occupation of Norway
Osvald Group opposedTo German occupation of Norway
Liberation of Norway hasCause German occupation of Norway
Liberation of Norway followed German occupation of Norway
Liberation of Norway participant German armed forces in Norway
linked to: German occupation of Norway
Telavåg reprisals hasContext German occupation of Norway
Territorial changes of World War II includesEvent German occupation of Norway
Svalbard campaign geopoliticalContext occupation of Norway by Germany
linked to: German occupation of Norway