Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Sports
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The Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Sports was a government ministry
during the German occupation of Norway
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The ministry was set up on 25 September 1940 by Reichskommissar
Josef Terboven
as a consequence of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
during World War II. The ministry was headed by Axel Heiberg Stang
throughout the occupation. It was closed the same day as the occupation ended, on 8 May 1945
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Ministry (government department)
A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
during the German occupation of Norway
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...
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The ministry was set up on 25 September 1940 by Reichskommissar
Reichskommissar
Reichskommissar , in German history, was an official gubernatorial title used for various public offices during the period of the German Empire and the Nazi Third Reich....
Josef Terboven
Josef Terboven
Josef Antonius Heinrich Terboven was a Nazi leader, best known as the Reichskommissar during the German occupation of Norway.-Early life:...
as a consequence of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...
during World War II. The ministry was headed by Axel Heiberg Stang
Axel Heiberg Stang
Axel Heiberg Stang was a Norwegian who was appointed councillor of state in the Nasjonal Samling government of Vidkun Quisling , and minister ....
throughout the occupation. It was closed the same day as the occupation ended, on 8 May 1945
Victory in Europe Day
Victory in Europe Day commemorates 8 May 1945 , the date when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. The formal surrender of the occupying German forces in the Channel Islands was not...
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