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- The legal purge that followed the occupation resulted in 72 death sentences, of which 37 people: 25 Norwegians, 11 Germans, and one Dane, were executed.
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At least 775 of these were arrested, detained, and/or deported. 742 were killed in concentration camps, 23 died as a result of extrajudicial execution, murder, and suicide during the war; bringing the total of Jewish Norwegian dead to at least 765, comprising 230 complete households.
The legal purge that followed the occupation resulted in 72 death sentences, of which 37 people: 25 Norwegians, 11 Germans, and one Dane, were executed. [8] The last execution took place on 27 August 1948, when Ragnar Skancke was put before a firing squad at Akershus Fortress .
[2] 742 Jews were murdered in the camps and 23 Jews died as a result of extrajudicial execution, murder and suicide during the war, bringing the total of Jewish Norwegian dead to at least 765, comprising 230 complete households. [3] Many Jews survived by fleeing Norway, nearly two-thirds escaping. [4] .
Apr 20, 2015 · historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 20 Apr 2015. 3 Jun 2024. The occupation of Norway in the spring of 1940 by Nazi Germany was swift and decisive. The German army quickly swept through Norway and in one month established its rule there.
Mar 30, 2018 · Norway was occupied for the vast majority of the Second World War. We take a look at the story of Norway during the war, from initial occupation through to the resistance movement and eventual liberation. Invaded and torn apart, left on its own by allies, what role did Norway play during the Second World War?
Oct 25, 2021 · Many of Norway's Jews, about 1,000, escaped to neutral Sweden with the aid of the underground. Many others went into hiding. Between 1940 and 1945, approximately 770 Jews were deported from Norway. Only about 34 survived; most of the others were murdered in Auschwitz. On May 8, 1945, German forces in Norway surrendered to the Allies.
The liberation was followed by trials of collaborators; 25 Norwegians, including Quisling (whose name has become a byword for a collaborating traitor), were sentenced to death and executed, and some 19,000 received prison sentences.
