During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany

Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany

The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...

, its Jewish community was subject to persecution

Holocaust in Norway

In the middle of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, there were at least 2,173 Jews in Norway. At least 775 of these were arrested, detained, and/or deported. 742 were murdered in the camps, 23 died as a result of extrajudicial execution, murder, and suicide during the war; bringing the total...

 and deported

Jewish deportees from Norway during World War II

During the Nazi occupation of Norway, German authorities deported about 768 individuals of Jewish background to concentration camps outside of Norway. 28 of these survived World War Two.-Deportation:The deportation schedule for the major transports was:...

 to extermination camps. Although at least 764 Jews in Norway were killed, over 1,000 were rescued with the help of non-Jewish Norwegians who risked their lives to smuggle the refugees out of Norway, typically to Sweden . Forty-one of these have been recognized by Yad Vashem

Yad Vashem

Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament....

 as being Righteous among the Nations

Righteous Among the Nations

Righteous among the Nations of the world's nations"), also translated as Righteous Gentiles is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis....

, as well as the Norwegian resistance movement collectively. This is a list.

Name	Number	Year	Comment
Bonnevie, Alfhild	8611.2	1999
Breisjøberget, Ola	10816.5	2006	For the rescue of children at the Jewish Children's Home in Oslo Jewish Children's Home in Oslo The Jewish Children's Home in Oslo was established in 1939 under the auspices of Nansenhjelpen, a humanitarian organization established by Odd Nansen, the son of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen...
Bryn, Harald & Nanti	8611.3	1999
Faye-Hansen, Per Per Faye-Hansen Per Faye-Hansen was a Norwegian pastor who saved Jews, risking his life, during World War II.- World War II :In October 1942, Faye-Hansen organized a temporary hiding place in a flower shop in Majorstuen for Jewish refugees. He meticulously arranged the escape of this group of Jews to Sweden with...	11021	2007
Follestad, Einar & Agnes	8611	1999	For rescuing the Raskow family in Oslo
Hasvold, Nina (Hackel)	10816	2006	For the rescue of children at the Jewish Children's Home in Oslo Jewish Children's Home in Oslo The Jewish Children's Home in Oslo was established in 1939 under the auspices of Nansenhjelpen, a humanitarian organization established by Odd Nansen, the son of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen...
Helliesen-Lund, Sigrid Sigrid Helliesen Lund Sigrid Helliesen Lund was a Norwegian peace activist, noted for her humanitarian efforts throughout most of the 20th century, and in particular her resistance to the occupation of Norway during World War II.-Biography:...	10856	2006	For the rescue of children at the Jewish Children's Home in Oslo Jewish Children's Home in Oslo The Jewish Children's Home in Oslo was established in 1939 under the auspices of Nansenhjelpen, a humanitarian organization established by Odd Nansen, the son of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen...
Hougen, Bjørn & Torbjørg	9750	2002
Hougen, Helga (1)	9750.1	2002
Hougen, Helga (2)	9750.2	2002	The two Helga Hougens were cousins.
Kleivan, Kåre Kåre Kleivan Kåre Kleivan was a Norwegian journalist.He was from Tromsø, and started his journalistic career in Nordlys in 1937. During the German occupation of Norway he studied law at the University of Oslo and contributed to the illegal press before fleeing to Sweden, where he worked in the Norwegian...	10764.2	2006
Malm, Erling	5881	1994	Committed suicide rather than reveal network that smuggled Jews out of Norway
Mamen, Rev. Hans Christen	1248	1979	Lutheran minister who acted as a border pilot, bringing small groups of refugees from his home municipality of Asker Asker Asker is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Viken traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Asker. The municipality is a suburb of Oslo, the national capital...  across the border to Sweden, and ended up fleeing himself.
Michelsen, Bjørn & Astrid & his father August	9493	2001
Nielssen, Finn & Valdis	8611.4	1999
Nilsen, Nikolai & Anny, children Edmund, Nordal, Jenny, Pauline	10764	2006	For the rescue of Smith family in Tromsø
Norwegian Underground Movement Norwegian resistance movement The Norwegian resistance to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms:...	616.1	1977	Awarded collectively, among other things for Carl Fredriksens Transport Carl Fredriksens Transport Carl Fredriksens Transport was the code name for an operation during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany to help Jews and other persecuted Norwegians escape persecution, deportation, and murder in death camps.-Background:...
Rauken, Ola	10816.4	2006	For the rescue of children at the Jewish Children's Home in Oslo Jewish Children's Home in Oslo The Jewish Children's Home in Oslo was established in 1939 under the auspices of Nansenhjelpen, a humanitarian organization established by Odd Nansen, the son of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen...
Resch-Synnestvedt, Alice	2142.1	1982	A Norwegian citizen, but active in France
Roth, Per	6267	1994	For assisting Jewish boys in Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Rotvold, Markus	10764.1	2006	For the rescue of Smith family in Tromsø
Sjølie Oscar & Frida	10565	2005
Sletten-Fosstvedt, Ingebjørg	70	1967	Helped the family of rabbi Julius Samuel escape to Sweden
Solvang, Martin	10816.2	2006	For the rescue of children at the Jewish Children's Home in Oslo Jewish Children's Home in Oslo The Jewish Children's Home in Oslo was established in 1939 under the auspices of Nansenhjelpen, a humanitarian organization established by Odd Nansen, the son of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen...
Tanberg, Gerda	10816.3	2006	For the rescue of children at the Jewish Children's Home in Oslo Jewish Children's Home in Oslo The Jewish Children's Home in Oslo was established in 1939 under the auspices of Nansenhjelpen, a humanitarian organization established by Odd Nansen, the son of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen...
Tosterud (Limbodal), Margit	9069	2000
Waal, Caroline ("Nic") Nic Waal Nic Waal, born Caroline Schweigaard Nicolaysen in Kristiania, Norway was a Norwegian psychiatrist, noted for her work among children and adolescents in Norway where she is known as "the mother of Norwegian pediatric and adolescent psychiatry." She was also active in the Norwegian resistance during...	10816.1	2006	For the rescue of children at the Jewish Children's Home in Oslo Jewish Children's Home in Oslo The Jewish Children's Home in Oslo was established in 1939 under the auspices of Nansenhjelpen, a humanitarian organization established by Odd Nansen, the son of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen...
Wellen, Einar	6846	1995	For arranging for the escape of the Rosenberg family, and others.
Wilhelmsen, Agnes & Carl	8611.1	1999