1941 in Norway

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Events in the year 1941 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Government in Exile (in London)
  • Monarch - Haakon VII
  • Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold (Labour Party)

• German Military Governor
  • Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven

Events

Heinrich Himmler visited Norway in 1941. Seated (from left to right) are Quisling, Himmler, Josef Terboven, the Nazi gauleiter who was the effective ruler of Norway during the occupation, and General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, the commander of the German forces in Norway.

• 4 March – British Commandos carry out a successful raid on the Lofoten Islands.
• 21 May – A theatre strike starts in Oslo, spreading to Bergen and Trondheim from the next day, and lasts for five weeks.
• 27 December – British Commandos raid the port of Vaagso, causing Hitler to reinforce the garrison and defenses, drawing vital troops away from other areas.
• Friheten, a weekly newspaper published by the Norwegian Communist Party, is founded illegally.

Popular culture

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1940s § 1941

Literature

• Thorbjørn Egner - Truls og Kari: en liten bok for store og små

Notable births

• 5 January - Kjell Almskog, businessperson
• 12 January - John Bjørnebye, diplomat
• 29 January - Leif Måsvær, politician
• 24 February - Kari Onstad, singer and actress
• 13 March - Torgeir Garmo, politician
• 17 March - Magnus Stangeland, politician
• 20 March - Atle Kittang, literary researcher and literary critic (died 2013).
• 25 March - Gudmund Hernes, politician and Minister
• 3 April - Erik Mollatt, businessperson
• 8 April - Jan Christiansen, international soccer player and coach
• 9 April - Ivar Lykke, architect
• 17 April - Petter Thomassen, politician and Minister (died 2003)
• 20 April - Åshild Hauan, politician
• 29 April - Kjell Engebretsen, politician
• 1 May - Magne Thomassen, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist
• 17 May - Helge Hveem, political scientist and politician
• 29 May - Inger Aufles, cross country skier and Olympic gold medallist
• 5 June - Gjermund Eggen, cross country skier and World Champion
• 19 June - Finn Wagle, bishop
• 20 June - Odd Bondevik, bishop
• 14 July - Ivar Nordkild, biathlete and World Champion
• 16 July - Dag Solstad, novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist
• 22 July - Ole Jørgen Benedictow, historian
• 12 August - Egil Tynæs, medical doctor, killed in Afghanistan (died 2004)
• 21 August - Andreas Hamnes, politician
• 23 August - Odd Reinsfelt, politician
• 31 August - Knut Faldbakken, novelist
• 17 September - Nils Arne Eggen, international soccer player and manager
• 18 September - Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, politician
• 2 October - Oddbjørn Snøfugl, politician
• 26 October - Torgeir Brandtzæg, ski jumper and Olympic bronze medallist
• 27 October - Gerd Brantenberg, author, teacher and feminist writer
• 7 November - Lise Skjåk Bræk, textile artist
• 9 November - Harald Berg, international soccer player
• 11 November - Hans J. Røsjorde, politician
• 19 November - Ragna Berget Jørgensen, politician
• 18 December - Dagfinn Habberstad, trade unionist and civil servant

Full date unknown

• Gro Pedersen Claussen, ceramic and textile designer
• Jørgen Haugan, author and lecturer
• Carl Høgset, choral conductor
• Steinar Killi, civil servant
• Arne Simonsen, civil servant

Notable deaths

• 9 January (in England) - Ragnar Vik, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1893).
• 24 January - Finn Blakstad, farmer and politician (born 1865)
• 1 August - Waldemar Ager, newspaperman and author in America (born 1869)
• 10 September - Viggo Hansteen, lawyer and politician, executed (born 1900)
• 10 September - Rolf Wickstrøm, labour activist, executed (born 1912)
• 15 November - Fredrik Stang, politician and Minister (born 1867)
• 3 December - Christian Sinding, composer (born 1856)
• 27 December - Martin Linge, actor and military commander (born 1894)

Full date unknown

• Adolf Agthe, architect (born 1863)
• Bernt Holtsmark, politician (born 1859)
• Ole Konrad Ribsskog, politician (born 1886)