Birth of Vidkun Quisling
Birth of Vidkun Quisling
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Vidkun Quisling Biography and Timeline
Follow Vidkun Quisling through 23 dated historical records for Norway.
Vidkun Quisling, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
23Distinct records
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1887–1945Years on this page
1887
1917
Captain
Appointed Captain
1918
Military Attache
Appointed Military Attache
1931
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence
Role range: 1931-1933
Major
Appointed Major
1933
Resignation of Vidkun Quisling
Resigns from the Government to form the fascist National Union Party
Role range: 1931-1933
Election
The Fascist Party fails to win a single seat
NUP
Resigns from the Government to form the fascist National Union Party
National Union Party
Resigns from the Government to form the fascist National Union Party
1939
Invasion of Norway
Quisling meets Hitler & urges him to invade Norway
Role range: 1939-1945
1940
Government
Forms a new Government in Norway
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940
Quisling Coup
Quisling announces a coup by radio while German forces are invading Norway.
Role range: 1939-1945
Rule of Norway
Forms a pro-German Government after the Invasion of Norway
Rule of Norway
Forms a pro-German Government after the Invasion of Norway
Role range: 1939-1945
Government
Forms a new Government in Norway
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940
Dismissal
Dimissed by Hitler after he had declared himself head of the Norwegian Government
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940
Dismissal
Dimissed by Hitler after he had declared himself head of the Norwegian Government
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940
Coup
Leads a right wing coup
1942
Dismissal
The dismissal provokes the resignation of all the Bishops in Norway. Dismissed for organizing resistance to the puppet Nazi Government
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1945
Prime Minister of Norway
A puppet of the German Reichskommissar, Josef Terboven. Appointed Minister of President of the State Council the Germans
Prime Minister of Norway
A puppet of the German Reichskommissar, Josef Terboven. Appointed Minister of President of the State Council the Germans
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1945
1945
Death of Vidkun Quisling
Death of Vidkun Quisling, executed
Role range: 1939-1945
Execution
Surrenders to the newly restored Norwegian Government then tried & executed
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.