Vidkun Quisling - Wikipedia Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling ( ˈkwɪzlɪŋ ; Norwegian: [ˈʋɪ̂dkʉn ˈkʋɪ̂slɪŋ] ⓘ; 18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician and Nazi collaborator who headed the puppet government of Norway during the country's occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II
Vidkun Quisling | Biography, Nazi Collaborator, Cause of Death . . . 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 ”
QUISLING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Vidkun Quisling was a Norwegian army officer who in 1933 founded Norway's fascist party In December 1939, he met with Adolf Hitler and urged him to occupy Norway
Vidkun Quisling | Holocaust Encyclopedia 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 ”
The Execution of Vidkun Quisling: Norway’s Reckoning with Treason Few names were as synonymous with betrayal as Vidkun Quisling, the Norwegian politician whose collaboration with Nazi Germany turned his surname into a byword for “traitor ” His execution on October 24, 1945, marked both a symbolic and deeply emotional moment in Norway’s return to sovereignty
What Is a Quizling? Meaning, Origin, and Treason Law A quisling is someone who collaborates with a foreign enemy occupying their country The word entered English during World War II after Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian politician who ran a puppet government under Nazi Germany’s direction In American law, the conduct the term describes falls under the crime of treason, one of the most narrowly defined and difficult-to-prosecute offenses in the
Norwegians Execute Nazi Collaborator Quisling - EBSCO Norway’s puppet leader Vidkun Quisling, who was installed by Adolf Hitler’s regime, was convicted of high treason and executed “Quisling” became a general term for a traitor who collaborates with an occupying government
Quisling - Wikiwand Quisling is a term used in Scandinavian languages and in English to mean a citizen or politician of an occupied country who collaborates with an enemy occupying force; it may also be used more generally as a synonym for traitor or collaborator