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Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling ( / ˈkwɪzlɪŋ /, Norwegian: [ˈvɪ̂dkʉn ˈkvɪ̂slɪŋ] ⓘ; 18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician and Nazi collaborator who nominally headed the government of Norway during the country's occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II .
Jun 7, 2024 · Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945) was a Norwegian army officer whose collaboration with Nazi Germany in their occupation of Norway during World War II established his name as a synonym for “traitor.” He was executed for treason and other crimes.
Jan 4, 2023 · Discover the story of Vidkun Quisling, the infamous Norwegian military officer, politician and Nazi collaborator whose name is known throughout Norway and beyond. We often hear that the name of a particular celebrity or historical figure is “synonymous with…” something or another.
Jan 28, 2024 · Dive deep into the gripping story of Vidkun Quisling, Norway's infamous wartime leader, in this enthralling historical recount. 🌍 📜 In the early hours of October 24, 1945, the streets of ...
Vidkun Quisling, Minister President of Norway from 1942 to 1945, was a Norwegian fascist and Nazi collaborator. His last name has come to mean “traitor” or “collaborator.”
A braham Vidkun Quisling had provided the name for so many other base men that somehow he seemed almost to have lost personality. At the end of the first day of his trial last week in Oslo, only...
Into a police court in Oslo, Norway, comes Vidkun Quisling to plead for his life. One of the war's most notorious traitors faces retribution for his crimes, as the judge enters, and the first preliminary trial of a major war criminal begins.
Jan 26, 2022 · Vidkun Quisling installed as Nazi puppet premier of Norway. On 1 February 1942, the leader of the country’s Nazi party became ‘minister president,’ his promotion followed quickly by...
May 29, 2018 · Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945) served as the prime minister of Norway during the German occupation, from 1940 to 1945. He collaborated with the Nazis and was responsible for the persecution of Norwegian Jews. Found guilty of high treason, Quisling was executed in 1945. His name entered the English language as a synonym for traitor.
QUISLING, VIDKUN (1887–1945) BIBLIOGRAPHY. Norwegian "minister president" (1942–1945) during the German occupation. Vidkun Quisling was born in an isolated area of Telemark in southeast Norway. His father was a well-read parson interested in old Norwegian history, a subject that greatly inspired Vidkun.
