Norwegian Resistance Movement
Scandinavia in
World War II
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- Altmark Incident
- Denmark
- Operation Weserübung
- Norwegian Campaign
- Occupation of the Faroe Islands
- Invasion of Iceland
- Lofoten Islands
- Raids on Spitsbergen
- Operation Fritham
- Operation Zitronella
- Tirpitz
- Heavy water sabotage
- Swedish iron mining
- Operation Silver Fox
- Raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo
- Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive
- Occupation of Denmark
- Danish resistance movement
- Rescue of the Danish Jews
- Occupation of Norway
- Norwegian resistance movement
- Nazi concentration camps in Norway
- Sweden during World War II
- White Buses
The Norwegian resistance to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms:
- Asserting the legitimacy of the exiled government, and by implication the lack of legitimacy of Vidkun Quisling's pro-Nazi regime and Josef Terboven's military administration
- The initial defense in Southern Norway, which was largely disorganized, but succeeded in allowing the government to escape capture
- The more organized military defense and counter-attacks in parts of Western Norway and in Northern Norway, aimed at securing strategic positions and the evacuation of the government
- Armed resistance, in the form of sabotage, commando raids, assassinations and other special operations during the occupation
- Civil disobedience and unarmed resistance
Read more about Norwegian Resistance Movement: Asserting Legitimacy of Exiled Norwegian Government, Initial Defense, Counter-attacks, Armed Resistance, Civil Disobedience
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