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Krigsboern [Children of War], Denmark, founded 1996. The children of collaborators in the Netherlands - Dutch group of NS children founded 1982; Born of a Norwegian Mother and a German Father in Norway During WW II "Enfants Maudits" (cursed children), Deutsches Welles; The reconciliation, between war children from opposite sides
The Nazis withdrew from Norway on 8 May, and on 13 May Sønsteby led the procession when Crown Prince Olav, the first member of the royal family to return from exile in London, arrived in Oslo. On 7 June, Sønsteby served as bodyguard for the Crown Prince and his family at the homecoming of the rest of the royal family, including King Haakon.
Sigrid Helliesen Lund (23 February 1892 – 8 December 1987) was a Norwegian peace activist, noted for her humanitarian efforts throughout most of the 20th century, and in particular her resistance to the occupation of Norway during World War II. [1]
One of the leading sabotage organisations in Norway during most of World War II was the communist Osvald Group led by Asbjørn Sunde. [11] During the war years, the resistance movement in occupied Norway had 1,433 members killed, of whom 255 were women. [12]
The legal purge in Norway after World War II (Norwegian: Landssvikoppgjøret; lit. ' National treachery Settlement ' ) took place between May 1945 and August 1948 against anyone who was found to have collaborated with the German occupation of the country .
In Norway, children born to Norwegian mothers by German fathers were allegedly often bullied, raped, abused, and persecuted by the government after the war, and placed in mental institutions. The Norwegian government attempted to deport Lebensborn children to Germany, Brazil , and Australia but did not succeed.
Sigrid Helliesen Lund, a member of Sivorg who dedicated herself from the outset to saving the children's lives, planning the escape and arranging for provisions. [6] See Norwegian Righteous Among the Nations for a complete list of Norwegians recognized. In 2015, a movie was created depicting Hasvoll's role in World War II called Ninas barn. [7]
Carl Gustav Fleischer (1883–1942), first allied general to win a major victory against the Germans in World War II (Battle of Narvik). Gunvald Tomstad (1918–1970), resistance fighter/double agent (radio operator), who helped transmit axis ship movements to the allies and was partly responsible for helping discover and sink the Bismarck .