Vidkun Quisling
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When the guns of World War II finally fell silent in 1945, Europe faced not only the monumental task of rebuilding cities and economies, but also of seeking justice. Few names were as synonymous with betrayal as Vidkun Quisling, the Norwegian politician whose collaboration with Nazi Germany turned his surname into a byword for “traitor.”
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Vidkun Quisling is one of the most infamous figures in 20th-century European history. His name became synonymous with treason and collaboration during World War II, and his actions as a Nazi collaborator in Norway led to one of the most dramatic and controversial trials in the aftermath of the war. This essay delves into Quisling’s
History of Sorts 