Years of the 20th century in Norway

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 61. Chapters: 1940 in Norway, 1945 in Norway, 1943 in Norway, 1942 in Norway, 1944 in Norway, 1946 in Norway, 1947 in Norway, 1920 in Norway, 1905 in Norway, 1928 in Norway, 1924 in Norway, 1939 in Norway, 1948 in Norway, 1923 in Norway, 1972 in Norway, 1911 in Norway, 1925 in Norway, 1938 in Norway, 1973 in Norway, 1912 in Norway, 1993 in Norway, 1968 in Norway, 1915 in Norway, 1922 in Norway, 1903 in Norway, 1927 in Norway, 1963 in Norway, 1975 in Norway, 1985 in Norway, 1919 in Norway, 1907 in Norway, 1941 in Norway, 1971 in Norway, 1926 in Norway, 1917 in Norway, 1936 in Norway, 1970 in Norway, 1983 in Norway, 1929 in Norway, 1967 in Norway, 1901 in Norway, 1994 in Norway, 1902 in Norway, 1992 in Norway, 1910 in Norway, 1913 in Norway, 1937 in Norway, 1990 in Norway, 1965 in Norway, 1904 in Norway, 1988 in Norway, 1961 in Norway, 1935 in Norway, 1918 in Norway, 1909 in Norway, 1999 in Norway, 1982 in Norway, 1908 in Norway, 1933 in Norway, 1958 in Norway, 1977 in Norway, 1996 in Norway, 1969 in Norway, 1976 in Norway, 1921 in Norway, 1980 in Norway, 1916 in Norway, 1956 in Norway, 1997 in Norway, 1966 in Norway, 1979 in Norway, 1998 in Norway, 1932 in Norway, 1906 in Norway, 1991 in Norway, 1974 in Norway, 1960 in Norway, 1930 in Norway, 1952 in Norway, 1931 in Norway, 1984 in Norway, 1934 in Norway, 1914 in Norway, 2000 in Norway, 1954 in Norway, 1964 in Norway, 1978 in Norway, 1989 in Norway, 1951 in Norway, 1959 in Norway, 1981 in Norway, 1986 in Norway, 1987 in Norway, 1995 in Norway, 1955 in Norway, 1962 in Norway, 1953 in Norway, 1949 in Norway, 1957 in Norway, 1950 in Norway. Excerpt: Events in the year 1940 in Norway. 1940 is the year when Norway becomes drawn into World War II. On 9 April Nazi Germany invades the country which, however spared many of the atrocities which befell other nations, remains occupied until 8 May 1945. See the article Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany for a full exposition of World War II in Norway. The April-June 1940 Norwegian Campaign. 10 April - German invasion of Norway: Germans set up a Norwegian government under Vidkun Quisling, former minister of defence.10 April - German invasion of Norway: The German cruiser Königsberg, damaged the previous day by Norwegian coastal artillery, is sunk by Fleet Air Arm dive bombers in Bergen harbour11 April - Norwegian Campaign: First Battle of Narvik, British destroyers and aircraft successfully make a surprise attack against a larger German naval force. A second attack on April 13 will also be a British success.13 April - Norwegian Campaign: British and French troops begin landing at Namsos and Harstad in Norway. The landings are aimed at recapturing Trondheim and Narvik, respectively.14-19 April - Norwegian Campaign: Battle of Dombås: Norwegian Army units defeat German Fallschirmjäger attack.24 April - German occupation of Norway: Adolf Hitler names Josef Terboven as Reichskommissar of Norway with power to invoke and enforce decrees.27 April - Norwegian Campaign: British troops begin pull-out from southern and central parts of Norway.1 May - Norwegian Campaign: Allies begin evacuating south-western and central-Norwegian ports.5 May - Norwegian Campaign: Hegra Fortress capitulates after all other Norwegian forces in southern Norway have laid down their arms (see Battle of Hegra Fortress).24 May - Norwegian Campaign: The British make a final decision to cease operations in Norway.27 May - Norwegian Campaign: Mo...