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02/01/1945 |
Danish saboteurs wreck a V2 factory
in Copenhagen. |
06/01/1945 |
The ban on dancing
is lifted in Finland, where it had been illegal to dance
during wartime. |
10/01/1945 |
The German
7th Gebirgsdivision retreats from it's positions in Lätäseno.
Only a very small portion of Finland is still in German
hands. |
12/01/1945 |
General Heinrichs
is appointed to the post of the commander of Finnish defense
forces. |
13/01/1945 |
The Jørstad Bridge
is blown up by the Norwegian resistance, killing 70 Germans. |
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08/02/1945
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Generalmajor Karl Marthinsen,
the head of the State Police is assassinated in his car at Blindernveien,
Oslo by the resistance movement, Milorg. The Germans execute
29 Norwegians in retaliation. |
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25/04/1945 |
The last Germans
troops withdraw into Norway from Finland. |
30/04/1945 |
Allied Norwegian forces
capture Finnmark. |
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05/05/1945 |
German forces in Denmark surrender. |
07/05/1945 |
General Böhne announces the unconditional
surrender of German troops in Norway. |
13/05/1945 |
Crown Prince Olav, some members of
the exiled government and the head of the allied mission, Gen.
Sir Andrew Thorne arrive in Oslo. |
14/05/1945 |
The Norwegian resistance
movement (Milorg) is officially disbanded. |
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07/06/1945 |
King Haakon VII returns
to Norway, on the fifth anniversary of his leaving the country. |
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06/07/1945 |
Norway declares war on
Japan. More than 800 Norwegians are in Japanese POW camps. |
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10/09/1945 |
Vidkun Quisling, the Norwegian Nazi
leader, is sentenced to death in Oslo. |
25/09/1945 |
The last Russian soldier
leaves Norwegian territory near Storskog at 8.55pm. |
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24/10/1945 |
Vidkun Quisling is executed
in Norway by firing squad. |
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