Quisling regime
National Government Den nasjonale regjering | |||||||||
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| 1942–1945 | |||||||||
| Anthem: Ja, vi elsker dette landet (English: "Yes, we love this country") | |||||||||
| Status | Puppet state of Nazi Germany | ||||||||
| Capital | Oslo | ||||||||
| Common languages | Norwegian | ||||||||
| Government | Fascist state under a totalitarian duumvirate | ||||||||
| Reichskommissar | |||||||||
• 1940–1945 | Josef Terboven | ||||||||
• 1945 | Franz Böhme (acting) | ||||||||
| Minister President | |||||||||
• 1942–1945 | Vidkun Quisling | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
• Proclamation | 1 February 1942 | ||||||||
• German capitulation | 8 May 1945 | ||||||||
| Currency | Norwegian krone (NOK) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Norway | ||||||||
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The Quisling regime, or Quisling government are common names used to refer to the collaboration government led by Vidkun Quisling in German-occupied Norway during the Second World War. The official name of the regime from 1 February 1942 until its dissolution in May 1945 was the National Government (Norwegian: Den nasjonale regjering). Actual executive power was retained by the Reichskommissariat Norwegen, headed by Josef Terboven.