1945 in Norway

Incumbents

• Government in Exile until 9 May
• * Monarch – Haakon VII
• * Prime Minister – Johan Nygaardsvold until 25 June, Einar Gerhardsen
• German Military Governor
• * Reichskommissar in Norway – Josef Terboven until 7 May, Franz Böhme until 8 May
• German Puppet Government in Oslo
• * Minister-President – Vidkun Quisling until 8 May

  Events

• 8 February – Karl Marthinsen was assassinated.
• 9 February – 29 Norwegians were executed by the Nazi regime in Norway as reprisal of Marthinsen's death, among others Jon Vislie, Kaare Sundby and Haakon Sæthre. The extent and severity of the reprisals shocked the Norwegian population and government-in-exile, resulting in a general moratorium against targeted killings of high-ranking Nazi officials.
• 9 February – Black Friday: a large air battle between German and British aircraft over Sunnfjord. It was the largest aerial clash over Norway during World War II.
• 7 May – Knut Hamsun released his obituary of Adolf Hitler.
• 8 May – The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany ended as German forces agreed to an unconditional surrender.
• 8 May – Grini concentration camp was liberated, only to be used later for treason suspects under the name Ilebu.
• 8 May – Josef Terboven and Wilhelm Rediess committed suicide.
• 9 May – Vidkun Quisling was arrested.
• 11 May – Sverre Riisnæs gave up his entrenchment at Skallum farm. Jonas Lie died during the entrenchment.
• 11 May – Akershus Fortress surrendered by the Germans to Terje Rollem acting on behalf of the resistance.
• 13 May – Heinrich Fehlis was arrested and committed suicide.
• 14 May – Henry Rinnan was arrested.
• 31 May – Government returned from exile in London.
• 6 June – King Haakon VII of Norway returned to Norway.
• 14 June – Knut Hamsun was apprehended.
• 20 June – Paal Berg gave up plans to form a broad, non-partisan coalition government.
• 25 June – Prime Minister Johan Nygaardsvold resigned as Haakon VII appointed Einar Gerhardsen to head an interim government composed of all political parties.
• 6 July – Norway declares war on Japan.
• 25 July – Gerhardsen's First Cabinet was appointed.
• 17 August – Reidar Haaland was executed.
• 4 September – The Third Reich's last active troops surrender after seal hunters discover them on Bear Island.
• 8 October – The 1945 Parliamentary election takes place.
• 24 October – Vidkun Quisling was executed by firing squad at Akershus Fortress.
• 5 November – Gerhardsen's Second Cabinet was appointed.
• 24 December – Henry Rinnan escaped from prison, only to be apprehended later.
• IG Farben was the largest stock-holder in Norsk Hydro. The two companies first formed a business partnership in 1927.
• The newspaper Verdens Gang was founded.
• The periodical Kvinnen og Tiden is founded.
• Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

  Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

Notable births

• 1 January – Martin Schanche, racing driver
• 2 January – Terje Bjørklund, jazz pianist and composer
• 9 January – Liv Gjølstad, judge.
• 10 February – Espen Haavardsholm, novelist, poet, biographer and essayist.
• 14 January – Liv Køltzow, novelist, playwright, biographer and essayist.
• 17 January – Geir Lundestad, author and educator
• 20 January – Bjørn Tore Godal, politician and Minister
• 26 February – Marta Kristen, actress
• 27 February – Odd Fossengen, motorcycle speedway rider
• 11 March – Sylfest Lomheim, philologist and director of the Norwegian Language Council, Språkrådet
• 19 March – Bjørn Moe, orchestra conductor and associate professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• 20 March – Erling Brandsnes, politician
• 26 March – Steinar Bastesen, politician.
• 1 April – Per Kværne, tibetologist and historian of religion.
• 3 April – Ernst Oddvar Baasland, bishop
• 6 April – Sverre Lodgaard, political scientist and politician
• 16 April – Britt Karin Larsen, poet and author.
• 25 April
• *Ranja Hauglid, politician
• *Halvard Kausland, jazz guitarist
• *Arne Kvalheim, long-distance runner.
• 26 April – Paal-Helge Haugen, poet, novelist, dramatist and children's writer.
• 27 April – Kirsti Strøm Bull, professor of law
• 2 May – Tore Linné Eriksen, historian.
• 12 May – Tormod Haugen, author
• 16 May – Ingeborg Sorensen, model
• 24 May – Eva Bugge, diplomat
• 2 June – Kolbjørn Almlid, businessperson and politician
• 17 June – Inge Thun, footballer
• 18 June – Jostein Helge Bernhardsen, diplomat
• 28 June – Magni Wentzel, jazz singer and guitarist
• 4 July – Steinar Amundsen, sprint canoer, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion
• 18 July – Magnar Lussand, politician
• 23 July – Knut Brustad, middle-distance runner
• 24 July – Gunnar Halvorsen, politician
• 17 August – Arild Hiim, politician
• 2 September – Svein Finnerud, jazz pianist, painter and graphic artist
• 8 September – Frode Kyvåg, team handball coach and sports administrator.
• 15 September – Ranveig Frøiland, politician
• 16 September – Dag Frøland, comedian and revue artist
• 20 September – Torkild Brakstad, international soccer player and coach
• 23 September – Bjørgulv Froyn, politician
• 25 September – Knut Eggum Johansen, civil servant
• 1 October
• *Britt Fredriksen, model
• *Jan Fuglset, soccer player
• 5 October – Inga Juuso, Sami singer and actress
• 8 October – Kjersti Graver, jurist and Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman
• 20 October – Trond Kverno, composer.
• 27 October
• *Arild Andersen, bass player.
• *Ellen Bergli, politician
• *Kjell Hovda, biathlete.
• 31 October – Tove Bull, linguist.
• 1 November – Svein Fjellheim, trade unionist and politician.
• 6 November – Odd Iversen, international soccer player.
• 13 November – Knut Riisnæs, jazz saxophonist.
• 15 November – Anni-Frid Lyngstad, singer, former ABBA member
• 7 December – Liv Lindeland, model and actress
• 17 December – Odd Karsten Tveit, journalist, writer and economist
• 27 December – Tor Berger Jørgensen, bishop.

  Full date unknown

• Turid Hundstad, civil servant
• Odd F. Lindberg, freelance journalist, Arctic explorer and film maker

  Notable deaths

• 9 January – Jan Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist
• 11 January – Nils Uhlin Hansen, long jumper and resistance member
• 5 February – Ludvik Buland, trade unionist
• 8 February – Karl Marthinsen, commander of Statspolitiet and Sikkerhetspolitiet in Norway during the Nazi occupation
• 9 February
• *Kaare Sundby, engineer, resistance member, executed
• *Jon Vislie, lawyer, executed as a reprisal
• 13 February
• *Adolf Bogstad, resistance member, executed
• *Arvid Hansen, resistance member, executed
• 19 February – Frederik Prytz, politician
• 5 March – Per Lie, labour activist
• 11 March – Leif Tronstad, scientist, intelligence officer and military organizer
• 17 March
• *Henry Gundersen, resistance member, executed
• *Kåre Olafsen, resistance member, executed
• *Frank Olsen, resistance member, executed
• 17 April – Gerdt Henrik Meyer Bruun, politician and Minister
• 30 April – Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen, engineer, politician and Minister
• 7 May – Christian Albrecht Jakhelln, businessperson and politician
• 8 May – Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar during the German military occupation of Norway, suicide
• 10 May – Henrik Rogstad, politician and police leader, collaborator, suicide
• 11 May – Jonas Lie, politician, minister and police leader, collaborator
• 27 June – Kai Holst, resistance fighter
• 12 July – Bjørn Talén, opera singer
• 17 August – Reidar Haaland, police officer and collaborator, executed
• 20 August – Katti Anker Møller, feminist, children's rights advocate and pioneer of reproductive rights.

• 24 October – Vidkun Quisling, army officer, politician and Minister-President of Norway, executed
• 16 September – Oluf Wesmann-Kjær, rifle shooter
• 2 October – Leif Grung, architect
• 1 November – Olaf Sæther, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist
• 20 November – Jacob Thorkelson, elected official, naval officer and medical doctor in America