1941 in Norway

1941
in
Norway

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See also:List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1941 in Norway.

Incumbents

Events

Heinrich Himmler visited Norway in 1941. Seated (from left to right) are Quisling, Himmler, Josef Terboven, the Nazi gauleiter who was the effective ruler of Norway during the occupation, and General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, the commander of the German forces in Norway.
  • 4 March – British Commandos carry out a successful raid on the Lofoten Islands.
  • 21 May – A theatre strike starts in Oslo, spreading to Bergen and Trondheim from the next day, and lasts for five weeks.[1][2]
  • 27 December – British Commandos raid the port of Vaagso, causing Hitler to reinforce the garrison and defenses, drawing vital troops away from other areas.
  • Friheten, a weekly newspaper published by the Norwegian Communist Party, is founded illegally.

Music

Film

Literature

Notable births

Full date unknown

Notable deaths

  • 9 January (in England) – Ragnar Vik, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1893).[5]
  • 24 January – Finn Blakstad, farmer and politician (born 1865)
  • 1 August – Waldemar Ager, newspaperman and author in America (born 1869)
  • 10 September – Viggo Hansteen, lawyer and politician, executed (born 1900)
  • 10 September – Rolf Wickstrøm, labour activist, executed (born 1912)
  • 15 November – Fredrik Stang, politician and Minister (born 1867)
  • 3 December – Christian Sinding, composer (born 1856)
  • 27 December – Martin Linge, actor and military commander (born 1894)

Full date unknown

References

  1. Rønneberg, Anton (1949). Nationaltheatret gjennom femti år (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 382–387.
  2. Ringdal, Nils Johan (1995). "Teaterstreiken". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Rottem, Øystein. "Atle Kittang". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  4. Rostad, Maren Wilberg; Pettersen, Jørn; Ekker, Bjørn (8 May 2018). "Tore Torell (76) er død: – Han var Norges tryllekonge". vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  5. "Ragnar Vik". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
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