Reichskommissariat Norwegen Rikskommissariat Norge/Noreg | |||||||||||
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1940–1945 | |||||||||||
Anthem: Horst-Wessel-Lied | |||||||||||
![]() Reichskommissariat Norwegen in 1942. | |||||||||||
Status | Reichskommissariat of Germany | ||||||||||
Capital | Oslo | ||||||||||
Common languages | Norwegian German | ||||||||||
Government | Civil administration | ||||||||||
Reichskommissar | |||||||||||
• 1940–1945 | Josef Terboven | ||||||||||
• 1945 | Franz Böhme (acting) | ||||||||||
Historical era | World War II | ||||||||||
• Terboven appointed | 24 April 1940 | ||||||||||
• German capitulation | 8 May 1945 | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
• Total | 323,782 km2 (125,013 sq mi) | ||||||||||
Currency | Norwegian krone (NOK) | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Norway |
The Reichskommissariat Norwegen was the occupation regime set up by Nazi Germany in German-occupied Norway during World War II. Its full title in German was the Reichskommissariat für die besetzten norwegischen Gebiete ("Reich Commissariat for the Occupied Norwegian Territories"). It was governed by Reichskommissar Josef Terboven until his deposition on 7 May 1945. The German military forces in Norway, then under the command of general Franz Böhme, surrendered to the Allies on 9 May and the legal government was restored.