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Born in Norway · Nationality Norwegian — politics / fascism / collaboration / Second World War
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “1945: Trial for high treason, murder and financial offences, death sentence and execution” and “November 1942–1943: Quisling regime's participation in deportation of Norwegian Jews to Auschwitz”.
Profile No. 2067 · Updated on 12 October 2026
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Case · 5 documented stages
May–24 October 1945
Arrested after liberation, Quisling was tried for high treason, assisting the enemy and several other charges, including responsibilities connected with killings and financial misconduct. He was sentenced to death and executed by firing squad on 24 October 1945.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1942-11–1943
Norwegian police and collaborationist organisations participated in round-ups and the assembly of Jews before deportation. The first major transport departed on 26 November 1942; in total, 772 Jews from Norway were deported into the Nazi concentration camp system, and very few survived.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1940–1942
Following the failed April 1940 coup, Quisling and NS collaborated with the Reichskommissariat. NS became the only authorised political party and participated in the progressive Nazification of Norwegian public life.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1942-10–11
Quisling signed a series of measures enabling the arrest of Jewish men, confiscation of Jewish property and registration of Norway's Jewish population. These actions subsequently facilitated round-ups and deportation.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1940-04-09
As Germany invaded Norway, Quisling used the radio to announce that he was taking power and forming a government without constitutional authority. King Haakon VII refused to recognise him, and the initiative quickly failed.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
February–été 1942
The Quisling government imposed an NS-controlled professional organisation on teachers and sought to subject young people to ideological control. Approximately 11,000 teachers protested; around 1,100 were arrested and nearly 650 sent to forced labour in Kirkenes.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1935
In a public speech in September 1935, Quisling developed antisemitic rhetoric linking Judaism, Bolshevism and alleged threats to the nation. This period marked a hardening of the NS leader's ideology.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1933–fin des années 1930
Quisling founded Nasjonal Samling (NS) in 1933. The party drew on several European fascist traditions, developed a cult of leadership and radicalised throughout the 1930s towards an explicitly antisemitic and pro-Nazi German programme.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
Documented biographical or institutional milestones (elections, appointments, foundings, acquisitions…). These are not controversies and are not counted as such.
Quisling received the title of "ministerpresident" and formally headed the collaborationist government until Germany's surrender in May 1945. He sought greater autonomy for his regime, but the German occupation authorities retained supremacy.
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