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6 unusual facts about Josef Terboven


Deutsches Theater, Oslo

It was established on 1 January 1941 following an order from Josef Terboven, and the first performance was held on 22 April 1941 in Nationaltheatret.

Harald Langhelle

In a speech held on the city square of Trondheim, Josef Terboven declared an imminent crackdown on "those who pull the strings".

Jens Bache-Wiig

During the Quisling regime of German-occupied Norway, Bache-Wiig served in the non-political Administrative Council until September 1940, when it was replaced by the Reichskommissariat Norwegen headed by the Norwegian Nazi Terboven.

Mercedes-Benz 770

Two other 770s were brought to Norway during the war, one for Josef Terboven and the other for Vidkun Quisling.

The North Sea Traffic

Ater 26 September 1941 it was punishable by death to leave occupied Norway without authorization, after a decree by the German Reichskommisar Josef Terboven and 51 Norwegian were executed due to this.

Trøndelag Teater

Henry Gleditsch was executed in 1942 by forces under the command of Josef Terboven.


Heinrich Fehlis

In November 1940 he succeeded Walter Stahlecker in the dual command of the SD and Sicherheitspolizei for Norway and Oslo, reporting to Reinhard Heydrich and Ernst Kaltenbrunner in Berlin and Josef Terboven in Norway.

Sund, Norway

Reichskommissar Josef Terboven ordered the Gestapo to retaliate, burning all buildings in the village, executing or sending the men to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, and imprisoning the women and children for two years.


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