German Occupation of Norway 830 Silver Souvenir Ring
$224.97
Nice Norwegian occupation ring made in 830 silver (marked 830S). Also, engraved with the soldier’s initials and J.J. for the Norwegian silversmith. Size is an 11. Silver Norge rings with enamel are fairly uncommon to find. The enamel work features a Luftwaffe eagle, an Iron Cross, and a sea mine.
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until the capitulation of German forces in Europe on 8 May 1945. Throughout this period, a pro-German government named Den nasjonale regjering (‘the National Government’) ruled Norway, while the Norwegian king Haakon VII and the prewar government escaped to London, where they formed a government in exile. Civil rule was effectively assumed by the Reichskommissariat Norwegen (Reich Commissariat of Norway), which acted in collaboration with the pro-German puppet government. This period of military occupation is, in Norway, referred to as the “war years”, “occupation period” or simply “the war”.
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