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  1. Vidkun Quisling

    Vidkun Quisling

    Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator

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  1. 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 .

  2. Apr 3, 2024 · Vidkun Quisling (born July 18, 1887, Fyresdal, Norway—died October 24, 1945, Akershus Fortress, Oslo) 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.”

  3. Jan 4, 2023 · In the case of Vidkun Quisling, it is quite literally true that his name is synonymous with traitor. But what do we know of the life of this notorious scoundrel who headed Nazi Germany’s puppet government during the occupation?

  4. Vidkun Quisling was a Norwegian fascist and Nazi collaborator. He served as Minister President of Norway from 1942 to 1945 in a Nazi puppet state. His last name has since come to mean “traitor” or “collaborator.”

  5. 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...

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

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