LIKE GODE NORDMENN?

A photo taken by me during the presentation of the book: " Like gode nordmenn.Den norske militærfascismens historie II ", written by the Norwegian historian, Lars Borgersrud. The year is 2012.
Lars Borgersrud is sitting to the right in the photo presented. According to the book, we have to evaluate the historical events of the German attack on Norway in 1940 in a new way. The reason is the access to papers which have been released for scholars and researchers recently.

MILITARY COUP D'ETAT IN NORWAY 1940?

The year is 1940. Germany has attacked Norway. If you make a study about the military actions during the campaign, you might ask critical questions about why the Norwegian army failed? Why did the officers give up the fight without fighting? Some of the questions about the military and political situation in Norway in 1940 are answered or explained in a book published recently: Lars Borgersrud: Like gode Nordmenn. Den norske militærfascismens historie II.Spartacus Forlag AS. 648p. 2012. A military coup d'etat might have taken place. The number of officers who supported the German attack on Norway, were a lot .They did not support the Norwegian government. The officers supported Vidkun Quisling who had made a " Radio-Coup " transmitting on radio his approach to end the fighting. The radio was used to stop any military actions decided by the Norwegian King and the government. The coup of Vidkun Quisling is well-known because his speech is recorded. 500 ofiicers are prisoners of war at the Southern part of Norway. The fight is still not ended in the Northern part of the country. Norway is still at war with Germany. On friday May 17 1940 a message is transmitted  by a Norwegian and a British radio station asking Norwegians to join the fighting against the German soldiers in the Northern part of the country. The reactions of many officers were negative. A speech was given to about 500 officers in prison at the camp called: "Grini" . The speech contenting a demand to stop the fighting, asking the King to return to Oslo and  to accept a political programme made by right-wing politicians in Norway. Norway is still at war. The King is fighting. Lars Borgersrud is a Norwegian historian working for years with issues of the Second World War. The news about the officers making an attempt to put an end to the war by the support of King Haakon has been known to a few only. An act of treason. The speech was not talked about after the war. A secret so to speak. How many secrets are still to be found in the National archive? How many people want to protect pro-German support at a time when the King needed all the help he could get? Thank you, Lars Borgersrud. History is thrilling for all of us.

K.B. MARTINSEN: A DANISH OFFICER ONLY?

The history of the German occupation of Denmark 1940 - 1945 is an interesting study. I did not know much about what went on in Denmark during the Second World War. Officially Denmark was not at war with Germany but supported the German warfare with Danish food. The occupation of the country was disliked by many Danish officers. Instead of joining the slow growing resistance groups, some decided to support the occupants. The book called: " K.B. Martinsen. Dansk officer og landsforræder " is the true story about a man who joined the Waffen-SS and commanded Frikorps Danmark's 2nd company. The story is a tragic report about a brilliant Danish army officer who left Denmark to fight for the German occupation of Russia.
He believed in the policy and theory of the Danish National Socialist Workers Party of Denmark (DNSAP).
He was not a politician but he made political decisions in a time of war. In May 5, 1945 he was arrested in his home and sentenced to death. He was executed in Copenhagen on June 25, 1949. The book is an important document about a man who believed in his fight for a fascist regime of Europe. The result of the Second World War was suffering for millions of people due to a theory and an atttitude to life dominted by
the writer of a book called: " Mein Kampf (My Struggle)" - Adolf Hitler and his supporters in the German military forces. Fascism and nazism opposes multiple ideologies like communism, conservatism, libralism and social democracy. A totalitarian state is a must and a goal for those who are fighting for right-wing political views. The principles of the fascists includes also racism. About 50 millions of people killed during the Second World War as a result of the theories mentioned. Have we learned anything from the past? What about the supporters of the fascists to-day? Have they understood the content of the fascism?