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4 unusual facts about Quisling


Francisco Agustín Silvela y Blanco

Don ('sir') Manuel Silvela, father of Francisco Agustín, had accepted the position of governor of the Royal Household and Royal Court (government) during the French occupation and, although he was to save the lives of thousands of Spanish compatriots, the office was cause enough to merit the appellation "Frenchified" with a meaning similar to "Quisling" which forced him to emigrate to save his life.

Jøssingfjord

During the war, the term Jøssing came to mean a Norwegian patriot, the opposite of a Quisling (or traitor).

Judith Coplon

What turns some native-born Americans, as well as naturalized citizens, into Benedict Arnolds and Quislings?

Skien Church

During the World War II the parish was redefined by the occupation Quisling government, and was called Skien Cathedral up to the war was over and the former, geographical division of dioceses was reinstated.


Allan A. Lamport

He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II and once rose in the legislature to denounce Henry Ford for his lack of support for the Canadian war effort calling him a "black-hearted American Quisling".

Julius Paltiel

One day, the prisoners got the message that the Scandinavians were going to be released and sent back to their home countries, but to Paltiel's misfortune, Quisling had removed the Norwegian Jews' citizenship, which meant that they would not be sent back.


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