FEBRUARY 1942
| Day | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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1
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Oslo – Terboven “appointed” Quisling as Minister-President. | |
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1
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Trondheim – Dean Fjellbu barred from preaching in cathedral. | |
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2
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Oslo – Four “patients” (Milorg operatives) rescued from Ullevål Hospital | |
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2
|
Oslo – Explosions at two railway stations. “Osvald’s” first sabotage action – material damage but no German casualties | Communist Resistance. |
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4
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Oslo – Per Lie, one of Free Union leaders, arrested for illegal newspaper activities. | |
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5
|
Quisling signs “National Youth Service” law and Teachers’ Union law – both highly resisted by all except NS members. | |
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6
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London – Major-Gen. Hansteen appointed Chief of Armed Forces. | |
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7
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Berlin – Hitler issues “Nacht und Nebel” decree. (Night and Fog) | “NN” decree |
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7
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Oslo – Terboven issues “Amnesti” to “some of those held by SS” | |
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8
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Trondheim – SOE agents Odd Sørlie, Bjørn Rørholt and Arthur Pevik arrive.(Rørholt to report on movements of ‘Tirpitz’.) | Operation Skylark |
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8
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Woodhaven, Scotland – Naval Air Base established. Later N.333 Squadron. | |
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13
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Berlin – Quisling meets with Hitler but makes no progress. | |
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16
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London – The first meeting of the Anglo-Norwegian collaboration Committee (ANCC). Main objective: Co-ordination of military activity in Norway. | |
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22
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Ålesund – 50 persons arrested as they attempted to flee to England. | |
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23
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Church and Education Department gives deadline March 1 as last date for teachers to withdraw cancellation of membership in Teachers’ Union. | |
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24
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All Norwegian Bishops resign their positions as protest against dismissal of Dean Fjellbu. | |
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24
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“Røde toppluer” (Red bonnets/caps) prohibited – worn by students as “demonstration”. | |
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26
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Oslo – Two new laws: one governing printed matter, the other allowing only members of Norsk Pressesamband (NS) to work as journalists. NS Journalists advise against law being executed. |
■ 1942 / Timeline / Last Updated December 28, 2013 by Geoffrey Ward /