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Jun 7, 2014 · Left: Norwegian King Haakon VII and Crown Prince Olav sought shelter in the area of Molde on the country’s west coast during a German bombing of the town in April 1940. The Luftwaffe endeavored to kill the king, the royal family, and members of the legitimate Norwegian government after their successful escape from Oslo ...
Register an example of this type. Duplicate this page. Detailed information about the coin 10 Øre, Haakon VII (WW2 Exile Coinage), Norway, with pictures and collection and swap management: mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data.
Born Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm at Charlottenlund Palace near Copenhagen, Denmark, King Christian X was the older brother of King Haakon VII of Norway. In Apr 1920, he instigated the Easter Crisis, where he insisted on annexing central Schleswig, formerly of Danish territory but had since been lost to the Germans and the ...
Feb 13, 2012 · King Olav V was born at Appleton House in Norfolk, England, on 2 July 1903. He was the son and only child of King Haakon VII (1872-1957) and Queen Maud (1869-1938), then Prince Carl of Denmark and Princess Maud of Wales. Christened Alexander Edward Christian Frederik, he was given the name Olav when his father was elected King of Norway in 1905.
Sep 18, 2009 · Haakon VII ( ** Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel) 1872 - 1957, known as **Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. Haakon was a patient (Peter Morrell, A History of Homeopathy in Britain , (Staffordshire University)) of John Weir, and Haakon awarded ...
I didn’t know the story of King Haakon VII—democratically elected king of Norway!—and his noble opposition to the German National Socialist invasion of the Kingdom of Norway in 1940 until today. That such such heroism existed in the twentieth century gives me great hope for humanity. When the Germans invaded Norway in the spring of 1940 ...
When war came, these kings and queens were taken by surprise, much like their subjects. The royal list includes Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, King Leopold III of Belgium, King Christian X of Denmark, King Haakon VII of Norway, Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, King Peter II of Yugoslavia, and King George II of the Hellenes (Greece).
