Oscar Hans was a German executioner, leader of an SS Sonderkommando during the occupation of Norway

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...

. He led the execution of more than 300 persons during the war years. His first job was the executions of Viggo Hansteen

Viggo Hansteen

Harald Viggo Hansteen was a Norwegian lawyer who was executed by the Nazis during the five-year Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. -Biography:...

 and Rolf Wickstrøm

Rolf Wickstrøm

Rolf Wickstrøm was a Norwegian labour activist and a victim of the German occupation of Norway during World War II.-Biography:...

 in September 1941, following the court-martial after the so-called milk strike

Milk strike

The milk strike was a strike in Nazi occupied Oslo on 8 and 9 September 1941. It led to strong reprisals from the German occupiers, in the form of martial law, court-martial, mass arrests, two executions and several long-term jail sentences.-Start:...

in Oslo. After the war he was expelled from Norway, and later sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by a British court, for execution of six British citizens.