How did world war 2 affect Norway?

Answer 1

It was occupied by the German Army.

The king and democratic elected government took refuge in allied countries like the UK, the US and Canada and organized sabotage and psyops from there.

Many people were tortured and died fighting the German forces. Known communists, jews, gypsies, homosexuals and people opposing German rule was sent to German ran concentration camps and POW camps in Germany and Poland.

A traitor (Vidkun Quisling) perpetrated a coup during the German invasion and installed an illegal traitor government backed up by the Germans. Quisling was convicted of treason after the war and was shot.

Food, fuel and other resources was in short supply during the war. People ate fish and vegetables, drank artificial coffee and smoked rationed tobacco. Cars ran on wood pellets instead of gas.

In the autumn of 1944, people in the far North of Norway was forced to evacuate to the south by the German Army and their homes were burned to the ground to prevent Russian forces using them as they advanced on the German forces. But the Soviet forces advanced only as far as Tana in the far north-east region.

After the war ended, the British, Norwegians and Germans expected a Soviet occupation of Norway's far-north region, called Finnmark, as there was nothing to stop them. But the Soviet leader, Stalin, ordered a withdrawal and the Soviet forces left Finnmark on September 25, 1945.

Answer 2

When the Germans invaded Norway, our royal family had to flee (to Britain), and the entire of north-Norway was burnt to the ground and attempted to evakuate by the Germans when the Russians came down from the north (Finland). The gemans burnt all buildings etc. so the Russians wouldn't have any food or shelter and would hopefully turn around. They tries to empty the northern part of Norway of people, but were unsuccessful as many managed to hide.

Norway also had to ration several household goods etc. because of shortage. Though we were "neutral", it was obvious our loyalty lay with the the allies and not the nazies. We had proven this already in ww1.

There were few Jews in Norway, but many of the few that lived there were smugled to Sweden by norwegians working against the nazi rule. Sweden was neutral ,and remained so.

The Germans lef Norway after losing the war, Norway was not liberated on Norwegian land.

Answer 3

Norway was invaded 9th of April 1940, and was kept under german rule until 8th of may 1945. So naturally Norway was affected by the war. However, the nazi rule saw Norwegians as part of the people who was to survive and live in the new Germany after the war.

So Norwegians where not killed in numbers as with the jews or russians. My grandmother said that life in Norway during the war was rather peacefull and the German soldiers where polite and behaved good during the war.

Answer 4

they ate a lot of fondue.

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Answer 5

They have no butter.