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Vidkun Quisling Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Vidkun Quisling, based on 23 World History Database records associated with Norway.

23 records1887–194518 events5 places

Chronological biography

1887

Birth of Vidkun Quisling18 July 1887

Warfare / Military · Fyresdal

Birth of Vidkun Quisling

1917

Captain1917

Warfare / Military · Captain

Appointed Captain

1918

Military Attache1918

Warfare / Military · Military Attache · Petrograd

Appointed Military Attache

1931

Major1931

Warfare / Military · Major

Appointed Major

Secretary of State for Defence1931

Government / Government of Norway · Secretary of State for Defence

Appointed Minister of Defence

1933

Election1933

Politics / NUP · Party Leader of NUP

The Fascist Party fails to win a single seat

National Union Party1933

Politics / NUP · Party Leader of NUP

Resigns from the Government to form the fascist National Union Party

NUP1933

Politics / NUP · Party Leader of NUP

Resigns from the Government to form the fascist National Union Party

Resignation of Vidkun Quisling1933

Government / Government of Norway · Secretary of State for Defence

Resigns from the Government to form the fascist National Union Party

1939

Invasion of NorwayDecember 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Party Leader of NUP

Quisling meets Hitler & urges him to invade Norway

1940

CoupApril 1940

Revolution / Revolution of Norway · Party Leader of NUP

Leads a right wing coup

Government9 April 1940

Government / Government of Norway · Prime Minister of Norway

Forms a new Government in Norway

Government9 April 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Prime Minister of Norway

Forms a new Government in Norway

Quisling Coup9 April 1940

Politics / Collaboration · Politician · Oslo

Quisling announces a coup by radio while German forces are invading Norway.

Rule of Norway9 April 1940

Warfare / Military · Minister President

Forms a pro-German Government after the Invasion of Norway

Rule of Norway9 April 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Minister President

Forms a pro-German Government after the Invasion of Norway

Dismissal15 April 1940

Government / Government of Norway · Prime Minister of Norway · Bergen

Dimissed by Hitler after he had declared himself head of the Norwegian Government

Dismissal15 April 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Prime Minister of Norway · Bergen

Dimissed by Hitler after he had declared himself head of the Norwegian Government

1942

Dismissal1 February 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Prime Minister of Norway · Trondheim

The dismissal provokes the resignation of all the Bishops in Norway. Dismissed for organizing resistance to the puppet Nazi Government

Prime Minister of Norway25 September 1942

Warfare / Military · 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 Norway25 September 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Prime Minister of Norway

A puppet of the German Reichskommissar, Josef Terboven. Appointed Minister of President of the State Council the Germans

1945

Death of Vidkun Quisling24 November 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Prime Minister of Norway

Death of Vidkun Quisling, executed

Execution24 November 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Prime Minister of Norway

Surrenders to the newly restored Norwegian Government then tried & executed

Titles and roles

Captain · Major · Military Attache · Minister President · Party Leader of NUP · Politician · Prime Minister of Norway · Secretary of State for Defence

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.