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MAY 1945

 Day Description  Notes
1
Military HQ in London orders Home Forces to integrate Communist groups
1
Böhme and Terboven summoned to meet Dönitz nr.Flensburg.
2
Oslo: A successful break-in at Justice Department secures important documents and archives for Home Forces.
4
German forces in Denmark and Holland surrender

4
Böhme and Terboven return from Flensburg.
5
Home Forces receive authorisation from London to act “on behalf of Government” until representatives from Government arrive in Oslo
5
Oslo: Quisling speaks on radio and promises “a peaceful changeover”.
6
Swedish Chief of Poice Dr. Söderman arrived in Oslo
7
0400 Rheims: General Alfred Jodl signs surrender documents.
7
Oslo: Headline in Aftenposten, The National Government is Norway’s legal and actual Government– written by Quisling.
7
Oslo: Knut Hamsun, Rϋtger Essen and Halldis Neegaard Østbye were amongst those wrote positive Hitler obituaries in Aftenposten.
7
Stockholm: Peace celebrations with large Norwegian participation.
7
Terboven offers Quisling an aircraft to fly him abroad. Quisling refused.
7
1530 Grini Dr. Söderman spoke to prisoners They were released next day
7
1830 London: Surrender confirmed in Radio broadcast to Norway
7
Asker: Terboven received telegram from Dönitz advising that he was discharged and all his authority and duties transferred to Bhöme in Lillehammer
7
Oslo: Hated Gestapo chief Fehmer “escapes” to internment camp. Later exposed
8
Asker: SS General Rediess commits suicide at Skaugum
8
1230 Bygdøy: Milorg representative Bjørn Foss met with Quisling.
8
1500 London: Winston Churchill. Radio Speech on BBC
8
1500 Norway: Church bells ring throughout Norway
8
1630 Fornebu: 2 aircraft carrying Allied Commission land.
8
Bærum: NS “ministers” Lie, Riisnæs and Police chief Rogstad ensconced at Skallum farm. Skallum
8
Porsgrunn: Gestapo chief Fehlis commits suicide
8
1930 Allied Commission leaves Oslo for Lillehammer
8
2301 GMT – Official time for surrender(0101 May 9 in Norway)
8
2305 Allied Commission arrives Lillhammer Tourist Hotel
8
2345 Allied Commission meets with Böhne. Skaugum
8
2330 Asker: Terboven commits suicide in ‘Skaugum’ bunker
9
0100 Lillehammer: Böhme accepts terms of surrender
9
40000 armed men from Home Forces took over guard duties throughout Norway
9
0715 Oslo: Quisling and other “ministers” interned at Møllergaten 19
9
Oslo: The British 1st Parachute Division lands at Fornebu.
9
Oslo: Olav Midtun give the first legal Norwegian broadcast since April 9 1940
10
British troops flown into Stavanger. Norwegian police troops arrived by train in Narvik, Trondheim and Oslo.
11
“Minister” Riisnæs gave himself up at Skallum. Rogstad and Lie committed suicide
12
Oslo: Ministers Hartmann and Støstad arrive from Stockholm as the first Government representatives.
13
Oslo: Crown Prince and Government delegation arrive on board ‘Apollo’.
14
Oslo: Government delegation takes over ruling control from Home Front Leadership
14
First “free” newspapers published
14
Oslo: The Supreme Court met for first time since 1940
31
Oslo: Norwegian Prime Minister and rest of Government returned on board steamer ‘Andes.’
  1945  /  Timeline  /  Last Updated November 27, 2013 by Geronimo Gando  / 

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