Quisling, Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonsson
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Quisling, Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonsson (b. 18 July 1887, d. 24 Oct. 1945) Prime Minister of Norway 1942–5 Born in Fyresdal, the son of a Lutheran pastor, he had a brilliant early career in the army and became a general staff officer by the age of 24. He entered politics in 1931 and was Minister of Defence (1931–2). He left the government, however, in order to found the
Fascist Nasjonal Samling Party in 1933. His aim was to combat
Communism, which he had encountered as a member of the Norwegian legation to the USSR and as part of
Nansen's team to help Russian refugees. After the outbreak of World War II, he visited
Hitler in December 1939, in order to encourage him to undertake the conquest of Norway. After the invasion of April 1940, as leader of the only permitted political party he collaborated fully with the Germans, and in 1942 became Prime Minister of the puppet pro-German government. After Norway's liberation in 1945 he was arrested, charged with high treason, and executed. In English, ‘quisling’ has since come to denote
collaboration with the enemy.
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From Hoover Press: In Quisling's Shadow: The Memoirs of Vidkun Quisling's First Wife, Alexandra, by Alexandra Andreevna Voronine Yourieff with George Yourieff and Kirsten A. Seaver.
Business Wire; 5/15/2007; 606 words
; ...and betrayal. At the center is Vidkun Quisling, the Norwegian politician whose...Quisling's Shadow: The Memoirs of Vidkun Quisling's First Wife, Alexandra...Quisling's Shadow: The Memoirs of Vidkun Quisling's First Wife, Alexandra...
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In Quisling's shadow; the memoirs of Vidkun Quisling's first wife, Alexandra.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2007; 512 words
; 9780817948320 In Quisling's shadow; the memoirs of Vidkun Quisling's first wife, Alexandra. Yourieff, Alexandra Andreevna...publication; no.553 DL529 A Nazi collaborator, Vidkin Quisling was installed as prime minister of Norway by the Germans...
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Guess who invented the EU? It was Quisling
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 5/5/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...obscure former Norwegian minister of defence, Major Vidkun Quisling, CBE. Quisling had been decorated for his services as British...had broken off relations with the USSR and when Quisling resided temporarily in the British embassy on the...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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Norway's Quisling home now a Holocaust center
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 8/25/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...NJ) 08-25-2006 Norway's Quisling home now a Holocaust center...by Norwegian Nazi collaborator Vidkun Quisling during World War II has opened...degrees." Almost 60 years after Quisling was executed by Norway for setting...
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THE ORIGINAL QUISLING.(Review)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 12/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Quisling: A Study in Treachery. Hans Fredrik...World War, the first of such puppets was Vidkun Quisling in Norway. Unfortunate in his name...unimportant points. The minutiae of Quisling's daily life are given as full a treatment...
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Quisling's mansion to become Holocaust center
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 11/15/2000; ; 429 words
; ...Post 11-15-2000 Headline: Quisling's mansion to become Holocaust...revived a plan to turn Nazi traitor Vidkun Quisling's mansion into a Holocaust study...Aftenposten. Keywords: Norway. Nazi. Vidkun Quisling. Structure. Holocaust...
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Quisling's Home Becomes Research Center
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/31/2005; 393 words
; ...the Norwegian Nazi-collaborator Vidkun Quisling during World War II was turned...persecution of other minorities. Quisling was executed at the end of the...troops invaded Norway in 1940 and Quisling proclaimed himself "Minister President...
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Norway turns traitor Quisling's home into symbol of tolerance
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 8/30/2005; 378 words
; ...by Norwegian Nazi-collaborator Vidkun Quisling during World War II was turned...persecution of other minorities. Quisling was executed at the end of the...troops invaded Norway in 1940 and Quisling proclaimed himself "Minister President...
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Sheridan under fire over quisling McConnell jibe
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 4/11/2003; ; 634 words
; ...describing Jack McConnell as a quisling because of his support for...pro- German collaborator, Vidkun Quisling, he said: "Tony Blair is...added: "Jack McConnell is a quisling in that he doesn't have...added: "We are talking about quislings assisting the Nazis. I find...
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UPROAR AS McCONNELL IS BRANDED A QUISLING.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/11/2003; ; 626 words
; ...described the First Minister as a Quisling' - the term coined after the late Norwegian army leader Major Vidkun Quisling joined up with the Nazis in World...programme. Jack McConnell is a Quisling in that he is supporting a group...
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Vidkun Quisling
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Vidkun Quisling , 1887-1945, Norwegian fascist leader. An army officer, he served...was convicted of high treason and shot. From his name came the word quisling, meaning traitor. Bibliography: See biography by P. M. Hayes (1972...
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Quisling, Vidkun
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Quisling, Vidkun (1887–1945) Norwegian fascist leader. A former minister of defence (1931–33), Quisling founded the National Union Party (1933), based on the German Nazi...
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Quisling, Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonsson
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
Quisling, Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonsson (b. 18 July 1887, d. 24 Oct. 1945) Prime...charged with high treason, and executed. In English, ‘quisling’ has since come to denote collaboration with the enemy.
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Vidkin Quisling
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Vidkin Quisling Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945) served as the prime minister of Norway during the...His name entered the English language as a synonym for traitor. Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonsson Quisling, whose name became synonymous with...
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quisling
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
quisling a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country, from the name of Major Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), the Norwegian army officer and diplomat who...
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