MAY 1941
| Day | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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1
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According to Terboven in a speech today, the Norwegian people “have much to thank Quisling and his men in the NS for…” | |
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5
|
A mine exploded in the sea outside Bergen killing 7 men. | |
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6
|
Sola Airport near Stavanger attacked by British aircraft. | |
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8
|
The Soviet Union broke off diplomatic relations with Norway.” | |
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8
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Six Norwegians accused of helping the British Forces on March 4 during ‘Operation Claymore were sentenced to long imprisonment. | |
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15
|
The leaders of 43 National Organizations sent a formal letter of protest to Terboven against the Nazification policy. | |
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16
|
Hand-written greetings from King Haakon dropped from aircraft over many coastal areas | |
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17
|
London – King Haakon makes speech from the Norwegian Seamen’s Church. “…convinced of …a free Norway and… remembered that just a year ago he had heard the service on a radio in a cabin near Målselv. | |
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17
|
No public celebration of Constitution day but Church services filled to overflowing. | |
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19
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Iceland– Northrop aircraft, reserves, and ammunition arrive. | |
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20
|
The battleship ‘Bismarck’ heads for Norwegian ports but is observed by Swedish Intelligence officer who advised Norwegian military attaché in Stockholm, Col. Roscher-Lund. British Intelligence was informed and the hunt for the ‘Bismarck’ began. | |
|
21
|
Oslo – Actors and actresses at National Theatre strike. The strike spread to Bergen and Trondheim. Fourteen of strikers’ representatives arrested. Strike lasts five weeks. | |
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21
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Oslo – Norway’s first SS Regiment established. 150 men from ‘Hirden’ took oath of allegiance to Hitler and Quisling. Himmler praised Jonas Lie and said that May 21 would be a day to remember in the history of the joint Germanic fellowship. | |
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27
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Battleship ‘Bismarck’ sunk by ‘Prince of Wales’ off Brest | |
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28
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London – Military agreement signed between Norway and Britain. | |
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30
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All concerts in Norway to be approved and all song text censored. |
■ 1941 / Timeline / Last Updated November 27, 2013 by Geronimo Gando /