New book about King Haakon reveals unknown coup plans
25th October 2016
For the Norwegian people, it is widely
known that one can be grateful to King Haakon VII of Norway that
the resistance against the German occupation was as extensive as it
was during the Second World War. King Haakon refused to appoint the
German friendly Vidkun Quisling as prime minister and he
refused to sign the German peace-proposal. After Norway was lost to
the Germans, he and Crown Prince…

