National Socialist Movement of Norway
Encyclopedia
The National Socialist Movement of Norway , also known as the NNSB, is a Norwegian
National Socialist group with around fifty members, led by Erik Rune Hansen, and is based in Eidsvoll
. The group denies the Holocaust
, and are self titled anti-globalists. Many of its members were allegedly active Nazis in the Second World War, or involved in the 1970s Norsk Front organisation. It publishes a magazine, Gjallarhorn, and in 1999 published The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. The group is also associated with the international right-wing group known as Blood and Honour
but is currently dormant, aside from attending the Rudolf Hess
memorial marches in Sweden
and Denmark
, and together with other Scandinavia
n right wing groups, participated in a march held in southern Sweden on 20 April 1999 (Adolf Hitler
's birthday
). A further NNSB gathering was held on 9 April 1999 at the German
war cemetery in Oslo
, in commemoration of fallen German soldiers.
The NNSB used to be known as Zorn 88 ('8' stands for the eighth letter of the alphabet 'H', and '88' for 'Heil Hitler').
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
National Socialist group with around fifty members, led by Erik Rune Hansen, and is based in Eidsvoll
Eidsvoll
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet.-Name:...
. The group denies the Holocaust
Holocaust denial
Holocaust denial is the act of denying the genocide of Jews in World War II, usually referred to as the Holocaust. The key claims of Holocaust denial are: the German Nazi government had no official policy or intention of exterminating Jews, Nazi authorities did not use extermination camps and gas...
, and are self titled anti-globalists. Many of its members were allegedly active Nazis in the Second World War, or involved in the 1970s Norsk Front organisation. It publishes a magazine, Gjallarhorn, and in 1999 published The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. The group is also associated with the international right-wing group known as Blood and Honour
Blood and Honour
Blood & Honour is a neo-Nazi music promotion network and political group founded in 1987 with links to Combat 18 and composed of white power skinheads and other white nationalists....
but is currently dormant, aside from attending the Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Walter Richard Hess was a prominent Nazi politician who was Adolf Hitler's deputy in the Nazi Party during the 1930s and early 1940s...
memorial marches in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, and together with other Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n right wing groups, participated in a march held in southern Sweden on 20 April 1999 (Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
's birthday
Birthday
A birthday is a day or anniversary where a person celebrates his or her date of birth. Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with a gift, party or rite of passage. Although the major religions celebrate the birth of their founders , Christmas – which is celebrated widely by...
). A further NNSB gathering was held on 9 April 1999 at the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
war cemetery in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, in commemoration of fallen German soldiers.
The NNSB used to be known as Zorn 88 ('8' stands for the eighth letter of the alphabet 'H', and '88' for 'Heil Hitler').