Norway's WWII "Paperclip Resistance."

Social resistance by the civilian population to the Nazi occupation of Norway offered great risk in a country where the occupation leader’s name- Quisling- became a synonym for Nazi collaboration. Still, resistance came from Norway’s teachers, who refused to abide by rules set by the Nazi government.
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[@andyboybennett]

One of my most cherished memories of childhood is the hours I spent with my great uncle. As a teenagers, he had lived in my grandfather's home, along with my mother and her siblings. After earning a teaching degree in the US, he had returned to Norway, and had been teaching for several years when the Nazis invaded. He was not only part of the resistance of the teachers, but become active in organizing the local underground in his area, becoming the regional commander. I had been under orders not to ask him about his war experiences, my parents fearing that I would stir painful memories. However, he volunteered several stories. The most dramatic one was of a time when he and his men set off explosives at each end of a highway tunnel, timed it so that a German convoy was trapped inside. About half of his men escaped arrest by the Nazis during the occupation, considered a very good record. We have a photo of him marching at the head of a column of surviving underground fighters in the victory parade held in their city when the king visited after the war. My uncle's proudest memory was of the moment the king presented him with a medal commemorating his contribution to the resistance movement.

[@GreatDataVideos]

Great story!

[@mossydog2385]

Thank you for sharing your story. It truly is the duty of the citizenry to resist fascism in all of it's repugnant forms.

[@mattiemathis9549]

Great story! I’m glad you were able to get to know your uncle so well. I’m grateful for his service. Thank you!

[@george2113]

Outstanding

[@techristopher8077]

Wow

[@williammurray1341]

Good to remind viewers that tyranny targets the unencumbered education of children and free thinking educators.

[@rwarren58]

I have a feeling a history teacher rather enjoyed reminding us of the time, a group of teachers said NO to oppression.

[@danawinsor1380]

Somes it's what someone does, rather than what one says, that can teach a child the most valuable lessons .

[@nunyanunya4147]

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[@John-g6x1h]

"There is nothing more hateful to the Nazi, than a system of free education for its own sake." I hope we all remember that.

[@cameronlewis1218]

THIS is THE best comment. Truly words to remember…

[@cameronlewis1218]

Also, “the triumph of the spirit of man against brute force.” Keep it going…

[@Russia-bullies]

Frankly,”free education” ain’t free.This doesn’t mean I’m anti democracy.

[@davkatjenn]

Amen.

[@alexcarter8807]

Madame Curie was an "underground teacher" as in the Russian Empire, it was illegal for Poles to speak Polish and illegal to educate their children. Curie was out there teaching math etc like it was a crime, because it was.

[@hannayoung9657]

My friends dad was part of the Norway Resistance, he had to flee to Sweden and was aided by one of my relatives. We only found that out a few years ago.

[@Peter-oh3hc]

My mother was in Norway during the war. She didn't talk about it much, but i remember the look on her face when she explained why quisling means traitor

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

My dad was one of the last guys out of Oslo, he was laying demolition charges on docks infrastructure as the Germans entered the city. Jumped on a tender, and was firing over the fantail with a STEN gun, which proceeded to double feed and blew up in his hands. I can see the tracery of scars on the back of his left hand, still. Got The Military Medal in that action.

[@catherineward1188]

Thank your dad for us all. We whose parent(s) were in the military are so proud.

[@george2113]

The Sten gun series was a triumph of economy over function

[@cindland]

That’s an exciting story, like something out of a movie that we can easily visualize. Like a real life Jack Ryan. Your dad is a hero. Grateful for your dad’s service!

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

@@cindland Later in the war in Italy, he earnt The American Air Force Cross, when he was Marshal Slim's Liason with The Seventh Army Air Force. When mum found out he'd been flying missions with the Americans, she wasn't a happy bunny.

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

@@cindland They were all heroes, it was their job. How they got up everyday and did it all again? I'll never understand.

[@SonjaMorrison-i7j]

Beware of anything resembling a loyalty oath

[@Rexholmen]

My fourth grade teacher was among those arrested, and he ended up in the Oranienburg consentration camp in Germany. He was rescued by "The White Buses", a rescue effort led by Swedish red cross all over the disintegrating Nazi Germany in the spring of 1945. He told us about his ordeals, in that lead to a lifelong interest in war history for me. The white buses operation is in itself history that deserves to be remembered.

[@blatherskite9601]

The White Buses (Hvite Busser) are still remembered - every year, the final class at school go on a bus tour of concentration camps in Germany, led by "Tidsvitner" - who were there in 1940s (but are dying out now), as part of their education. My wife and I went along with our two sons. t's very powerful and moving. An excellent initiative

[@mollyjonesreacts]

One of the white buses came to our school once. The bus was no longer functional… but the man originally driving the bus came to talk about the work, the journeys, and then show us his personal photos. Just… terrifying. And that man, almost 90 at the time, well… he wished he could have done more, saved more people. You could see that he was sad talking & then he quietly explained that he now tried to make his last effort to share these photograph with us - the next generation- who were basically younger that his great grandkids - so that we could help keep the memory alive for future generations. It was… It was real, true, awful and nauseating. Fascism & its consequences in the rawest possible form.

[@mochtegerndane7097]

The white buses is an example of resistance and who resists. I have a few examples from Denmark: 1) Officially there was no petrol left in Denmark. But it suddenly materialized, when it was needed to get people out of the camps. For five years someone had known, where the petrol was - but shut t.f. up, only to suddenly remember, when this cause came up. 2) When the buses were found in Denmark, they had to leave on very short notice - a few hours. So the leader of the Danish Red Cross called a workshop - in the evening - and asked if they could possibly paint five buses in two hourrs. The answer was clear: Bring them here. They were ready. Now - is this resistance?

[@Richard-od7yd]

I went to NARVICK in my U.S. NAVY days of the 70s and we were the first American Warships to visit there since the end of WWII . We were treated like Old Family members come back to the fjords. We couldn't buy a beer !! 😂😂😂

[@archlich4489]

Thank you for your service!

[@mossydog2385]

This is indeed a symbol of the fight of a free people against a hateful oppressor because there really is nothing more hateful to the _fascist_ than a system of free education for it's own sake. Good work, and thank you

[@cacambo589]

If you really value education maybe find out how to spell "its"...... (hint) no apostrophe.

[@flparkermdpc]

​@@cacambo589The error may not be the commenter's fault. The nanny programs in the phone's auto editing change a lot that is missed by the authors, especiallyat the end of a thought. I know, one should always double check, but.. I too bristle at sloppiness, but this one is way down on the list. The spelling and tense mishaps are very destructive of credibility.

[@daytonduck]

I would love to see more stories of WW2 resistance against the Nazi regime.

[@joshgeiger9090]

If you haven't watched, we've done a number of others - on the Edelweiss youth resistance, the resistance efforts of Albert Goering, the allied spy Virginia Hall, one about an escape from Auschwitz, the Four Days of Naples, and we did one on the Japanese ambassador to Lithuania, Chiune Sugihara.

[@veramae4098]

See movie "The King's Choice". The gov't was dithering about surrendering, and the King said he'd abdicate if they did. So ... they did not. Ended up in Scotland doing frequent broadcasts urging the Norwegian people to stay strong -- they would win in the end.

[@happycamper4ever873]

Well timed, History Guy. People need to know history of resistance. These teachers were so courageous . I’m so glad they remained strong and brave in the face of Nazi occupation. We can learn from their example.

[@secretbassrigs]

Are you in China?

[@secretbassrigs]

We already have. Unfortunately, the PNTRC Act has led to disloyalty.

[@daveyoder9231]

Mr. SecretBassRigs, what are you talking about? I could find no info on the "PNTRC Act".

[@fillhixx]

@@secretbassrigsContractions and jargon only assist confusion.

[@BigboiiTone]

Seeing the rise of authoritarian anti-intellectualism in my own country, it's depressing to see how the courage of these Norwegians is often forgotten. This is truly history that not only deserves but NEEDS to be remembered.

[@TroySchoonover]

You're speaking about Democrats in America, eh?

[@davidmorand7190]

And then the teachers that blithely teach woke ciulture instead of standing up for what they know is right.

[@blatherskite9601]

This action is typical Norwegian. They hate being told what to do, and have a powerful streak of fairness in their souls.

[@samuelcroll344]

Americans acting like Democrats are an extremist communist party when they're more right wing than most country's conservative parties. I suppose that's what happens when your entire modern culture revolves around fear mongering and individualism.

[@nylabo]

⁠Next time you try and be all cute, just a reminder, you don’t see democrats praising dictators but your orange dear leader sure does.

[@JaneNewAuthor]

My mother was a young woman in UK during WW2. I remember her referring to "Quislings" with disgust.

[@MrArcher0]

When the History Guy shares stories that are politically relevant to our current political environment. Brave behavior comes in all sorts of shapes and ways.

[@aryanprivilege9651]

All good don’t matter! Point taken, even town glows, a Richard Spencer? Can’t look it’s too Milo yappadapolis, Nope! Spooky 👻

[@RobertStewart-i3m]

​@@aryanprivilege9651 Your sentence makes zero sense. Some Aryan you are

[@me3333]

I agree, if we don't get somebody in there that is both coherent and knows what their doing we are in trouble

[@stanleyc50]

I would argue that recounting history is very relevant to current life. It is what history is about, we should be learning from historical mistakes from the past so as not to repeat them.

[@RobertStewart-i3m]

@@stanleyc50 Yes. Unless you want history to repeat, learn from it. And we're letting some of the worst parts repeat

[@robertjensen1438]

A kid tells his teacher, "You only teach useless crap!" She replies, "Don't be so hard on yourself."

[@robertweldon7909]

It never ceases to surprise me how every "politically centered" history lesson, has some parallel to what is happening in our country (USA) and the world today. Happy 4th of July everyone. I hope that you remember just exactly why we celebrate it. That my friends is "history (well) worth being remembered".

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Watching this, I was thinking, “We’re gonna need the teachers to start doing the same pretty soon..”😞

[@fillhixx]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192In many small ways, they are. Where students are reading banned books on their own time, where students quietly understand that religious study is culture not knowledge, the resistance is there.

[@aryanprivilege9651]

@@robertweldon7909 we learned Greek Latin for STEM, biological binomial nomenclature private school, had all sciences math, chosen languages electrodes, religion. By molesting shits university was hard if took majors engineering medicine PhDs in . Returned in 40s broke heart, did nothing was public school 10 th grade easy. Screw students teachers fuck around I d have thousand buying anything said if mean. History teacher said tell them this! As if got in enough trouble peace groups, saying knew folks, saw stuff seemed unlikely, same. Illegal crosses how businesses run war, legit and illicit cartels.. Who cares. Dumbing down slave classic I’m in grave.

[@davidc1878]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 In North America, we need the teachers and professors to stop being such ideological actors, pushing a political agenda onto everyone's children. Sadly, many parts of the teaching profession have been captured by a far left agenda. When I was a student in the 1980s, it tended to be a religious-right agenda that was still hanging on, but that sure has flipped in recent decades: "We believe in diversity but everyone who disagrees with us is literally Hitler!!"

[@videodistro]

Reading banned books .. Ha! What a scam of a fake movement. Teachers create reading lists, which in themselves are banning books. Don't put teachers up as gods. They are not.

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

And when your name becomes an epithet, Quisling, you're on the wrong side of history.

[@gingerhiser7312]

Benedict Arnold.

[@lisafish1449]

Trump

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

@@gingerhiser7312 Captain Bartholomew Roberts.

[@briane3657]

After the war, the Norwegians temporarily revived the death penalty before they tried Quisling. After being found guilty of treason, they hung him. They then reinstated their ban on the death penalty.

[@alexandernordstrom1617]

@@briane3657 He was not hanged, but executed by firing squad, and he was not the only one. 37 out of 72 death sentences were carried out from 1945 to 1948, based on provisions made by the government-in-exile in 1941 (during the war, not after). The death penalty also wasn't abolished until decades later, and in several steps.

[@coling3957]

Remember to always reject ideology over common sense and decency... The Nazis tried to play soft ball with the Scandinavians - a complete opposite to how they treated the Slavic people.. ultimately though the Nazis would show their true colours.

[@mossydog2385]

Fascists always will, no matter what form fascism takes. My dad was a navigation/bombardier in the 8th Army Air Corps and had to fight his way back to allied lines as part of a mixed resistance organization the third time he was shot down. I have firmly believed for my whole life thst it is every person's duty to fight tyranny and fascism in whatever capacity one can, no matter what form that fascism may take.

[@mayflowerlash11]

Quisling said "You teachers have ruined everything for me." LOL. Does that remind you of a somebody in America at the moment. It was all about Quisling.

[@RetiredSailor60]

Good Wednesday morning History Guy and everyone watching. Have a safe and fun 4th of July my fellow Americans. I visited Trondheim and Stavanger Norway in 1995 on USS Whidbey Island LSD 41. If anyone is in the vicinity of the Thomas Stone House in Port Tobacco MD tomorrow, stop by around 10am to witness the Wreath Laying Ceremony at his grave on the property. He is my 5 times great uncle and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

[@Rexholmen]

Greetings from Stavanger on the 4th of July.

[@rebeccaLIATM]

My grandfather is from Trondheim! SKOL!

[@RetiredSailor60]

@@rebeccaLIATM Beautiful country and awesome people. Ate at BBQ restaurant. Great food.

[@RetiredSailor60]

@@Rexholmen Beautiful country and awesome people. Loved the town square and openness of the area.

[@KargoolElvalie]

I worked at a botanist taxonomy project which required us to electronically register all flower samples at Vitenskapsmuseet in Trondheim Norway in the early 2000s we sometimes found bundles of world war 2 cash stacked inside the manilla envelopes. This was connected to one of the leaders of Milorg in Trondheim who worked as a botanist, in the office next to him was the leader of Trondhjem NS! So pretty crazy.

[@samTollefson]

This makes me proud of my Norwegian heritage!

[@archlich4489]

Norway is cool!

[@rebeccaLIATM]

Me, too!

[@loistverberg900]

Yah sure ya betcha!

[@samTollefson]

@@loistverberg900 Something smells ounkin!

[@lp-xl9ld]

Irony: After the war, the American effort to recruit Nazi rocket engineers (like Werner Von Braun) was called Operation Paperclip 📎.

[@ivechang6720]

The absolute insult of that. 🤦🏽

[@glennquagmire1747]

I give a like and another for the cat 👍👍

[@aryanprivilege9651]

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[@rockymountainlifeprospecti4423]

2nd that!🐾👍

[@jasonhammond4640]

I'll listen to history from "The History Cat" any day of the week.😊😊

[@retiredrn1873]

I fear it will not be that long before teachers and educators are wearing paper clips here in the U.S.

[@ObservingtheObvious]

In my opinion, teacher should’ve been wearing those paper clips decades ago. The teachers union has been full of left-wing agitation for a very long time. I am not speaking to all educators, but much of where we are today is because of our education system. If you look into communist ideology, they always attack the minds of young people through the schools and universities. That has always been their game plan and that is the one that they have utilized and that is why we have much of what we have today.

[@VroomBox42]

The teachers here are the ones doing the indoctrination now.

[@TheIrishAmish]

Too many of the teachers and educators here ARE the socialist and communist agitators!

[@painfulorwhat8872]

Not in the UK. They would be first to support the new regime.

[@VroomBox42]

@@painfulorwhat8872 that’s exactly what I thought.

[@51WCDodge]

A good one to follow this would be The Shetland Bus, including the chariot attack on Tirpitz. As an aside, a lot my teachers were in Jersey Channel Island's during the Occupation. They all taught me, think for yourself, speak the truth, and question everything.

[@rickhobson3211]

Incredibly Topical. Sharing this with everyone I know in the American South.

[@garyowen9044]

“Teachers reject propaganda being brought into schools.”

[@reltneymcfee7762]

Yeah. Good times.

[@garyowen9044]

@@jlitch5820 it’s in the Norwegian School Teacher’s list of coda, published in opposition to Quisling’s attempted control of schools, and teachers. It is stated, verbatim, in the video.

[@stevenschnepp576]

How far they've fallen.

[@whocareswho]

On 20. april 1943, Hitler's birthday, a paper printed under the title Words For Today, these words: "Den som lyg og veit at han lyg, og veit at andre veit at han lyg, og likevel lyg, han har den onde sjøl til førar." (Johanna Hiorth) "He who lies and knows that he lies, and knows that other know that he lies, and even then still lies, has the Evil one himself as his leader" (Johanna Hiorth) This did not sit well with the Germans or their puppets in Government.

[@coldwarveteran4239]

History that is very applicable today.

[@hepphepps8356]

The reason they wore paperclips and though it symbolised norwegian resistance, is the popular local misconception at the time of it being a norwegian invention.

[@lorensims4846]

I've occasionally heard of the paperclip resistance. Thanks for bringing us so much more of the real story.

[@snapdragon6601]

I just got done watching a video about the WW2 invasion of Norway on the channel Animarchy History and then found this video posted an hour ago. I guess that I was meant to learn about this topic today. 🙂

[@stuartriefe1740]

Greetings from Connecticut, fellow classmates. My visit to the Oslo Resistance Museum was the highlight of my 1992 family reunion trip on my Mom’s side. That and seeing local roads named for my grandparents families, Ringstad and Holsacker!

[@garysweeten5196]

I think the Norwegian people were amazing patriots who showed great courage.

[@dalewilliams8001]

Sign a loyalty pledge? That sounds familiar, somehow. Interesting.

[@sandradahl6770]

I've been through Norway's Resistance Museum in Oslo. Very moving and educational. It is a must see.The Norwegian citizens were very brave and didn't fold to the Nazis when they invaded like Sweden did which caused a lot of hard feelings in Norway against Sweden.

[@coling3957]

@@secretbassrigs Swedes and Swiss were smart.. its easy to talk about resisting the Nazis when there is the Atlantic Ocean between you and them. Germany was not alone - Italy, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Slovakia and Finland were allies. Vichy France collaborated.. and with the victories in 1939-41 it must have looked like Axis would soon have total victory..

[@Hiznogood]

@@coling3957 You forgot the peace treaty with the Soviet Union! Sweden saw Soviet as the biggest threat as Russia had been a long time enemy that took Finland from us in earlier war. Sweden’s defense was lacking in the beginning of the war, even so we send a lot of material to Finland in support against the invading Soviet Union. During the occupation of Norway, Sweden harbored many Norwegian that had fled. We also trained a police force of Norwegians for the day Germany fell so they could take over before any Soviet troops could invade from the north. I don’t think the Norwegian has any bad feelings against Sweden as we supported them with what we could.

[@daytonduck]

@@secretbassrigs they remind me of Canada, but not at all like California. Keep in mind, most of the Geneva Conventions was written because of Canadians. There might have been some confusion, and they saw it as a checklist. So don't sleep on the Canadians. They've got two modes--unnatural kindness, and unabashed homicide. If they go into Canadian Goose mode, you want them on your side. -- Fought alongside Canadians in Afghanistan

[@secretbassrigs]

@@daytonduck that's nice. I'm referring to their politicians that were corrupted by China and Trudeau is refusing to inform their voters which ones by name.

[@aryanprivilege9651]

Liked all 👍🏻 top notch

[@LadyElaineLovegood]

Points 2 & 3 of the teacher's 4 points seems particularly relevant today: refusing to teach propaganda & refusing to take orders from non-competent persons.

[@anitapownall9556]

I'm a teacher. If things go wrong with our next election, we are going to have to reject requirements of non-competent people.

[@MayimHastings]

My family is rife with teachers, so I hear you. Stay strong, my friend. We will all have to if he wins #ConstitutionOverManifesto

[@ZiliMidori]

We need to reject critical race theory.

[@wilsonpickett3881]

Okay Trumpie

[@MayimHastings]

@@wilsonpickett3881 Who's a Trumpy? Certainly not me. I was speaking of his manifesto for "Project 2025". Kamala is our only hope for the constitution at this point. As for the overgrown Oompah Loompah, he can write Mein Trumpf from his prison cell.

[@joecombs7468]

​​@@MayimHastingsah yes. The people who are against thing like the first amendment are saving the constitution. Violate the constitution to save it. And Project 2025 is not from Trump, it is from the Heritage Foundation. They've been pushing it for decades. Odd how the people who are "saving our democracy" only believe it is democracy if their candidate wins. That's not very democratic.

[@torgeirbrandsnes1916]

Great vlog as always! Fun fact: the paper clip is a Norwegian invention. There was a cartoon in papers when the teachers was in Kirkenes. One teacher says to the other: There will be no problem for us to get jobs again when the was is won. I dont think so says the other. How so? I teach german! Happy 4th of July from Norway!

[@hepphepps8356]

Yeah, well, not so much. It is true that the symbolism in wearing a paper clip was that it was believed at the time it was a Norwegian invention. The irony is that it was decisively not a norwegian invention.

[@mirskym]

You should do a segment about the Danish resistance and their protection of Jewish Danes.

[@Luredreier]

There's another channel covering the history of jews in Scandinavia that you might find interesting. I don't remember the name right now, but I can fig it out of my ligs if you're interested.

[@tiapina7048]

This remind me of the importance of a unified society. Thanks for this history lesson. And, as a cat lady, I appreciate your feline helper at the start of the video. Greetings from the Boot.

[@JPSE57]

Thanks! This gives important background to a classic 1943 movie I've always enjoyed: This Land is Mine, starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara.

[@jackrice2770]

I'm trying to learn about all the methods used to resist Nazism at that time....I think I'm gonna need to know it now.

[@bartsanders1553]

I had expected the etymology of Quizling to be much older. Very suprised.

[@aryanprivilege9651]

Yup politically loaded and foreign sounding not Peterson Johansson or Jannman sounds Frankfurtish or other tribe of German Like Mishling supposed said ancient Norse but his wife name was Passac or so Iliad was Jewish said he was of Kazar of Kohanite , not a clue. She was German Jewish AskeNazi Yahoudim on male? Materilianial, dunno all Hebrew too me. Host might know their Prussian Jews, some Converted. Fiddler like that too Jewish play for Jewish folks I know. Loads of girls. Few famous attorneys Crabe Eddie Reiff murdered by step brother. In limo spend mobs entire wealth several times. Italian mouth piece low $ Wroting about Bafeks and likes In Montana, really? Chabad nicks and city Butte , whitefish lox? Temple Beth Bison? Different. Ran from mom. Rather he be clinician!

[@The.Nasty.]

@@aryanprivilege9651what did I just read?

[@bartsanders1553]

@@The.Nasty. It's a Charlie Kelly comment, but I think I found some of what he's talking about. Quisling's second wife's maiden name was Pasek. He then fever dreams about her possibly having Jewish ancestors on either her father's or mother's side, but he can't tell for sure. And he may have had a strained relationship with his mother, who wanted him to be a doctor. Maybe. It's Charlie talk. Could be a Hans Wermhat situation.

[@goodun2974]

​@@The.Nasty., you read either an AI bot word-salad or the ramblings of a person in need of psychological help. Just report it as spam or misinformation. Don't engage with it; If you teach it how to communicate more clearly it might become dangerous.

[@aryanprivilege9651]

@@The.Nasty.the greatest secret a paper clip, obviously subversive resistance bent metal organizer! What writing. Plus recess. Go!

[@atombom8214]

Thank you for this much needed education.

[@normbale2757]

Are Louisiana teachers listening?

[@gingerhiser7312]

And Oklahoma teachers, too.

[@BigRedOne-xj8br]

What kinds of things are they resisting?

[@gingerhiser7312]

@@BigRedOne-xj8br They should be resisting the government-mandated teaching of religion to public school students.

[@BigRedOne-xj8br]

@normbale2757 I think you have information out of date. Louisiana families have numerous choices to school their children in whatever they are comfortable with. 'Louisiana families can choose from traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online learning, homeschooling, and microschooling and mix-and-match learning.' The video is showing what happened when only one system existed and teachers were demanded to be union members. Pretty clear the NEA's position is closer to Fascism than anything else. Am I seeing that wrong?

[@gingerhiser7312]

@@BigRedOne-xj8br Yes, you are seeing that wrong. It's the government being "fascist"--authoritative--when it mandates religion be presented in the tax-payer supported classroom. 40% of the Ten Commandments are about who to worship and how to worship it. 1 of the Ten Commandments isn't even a law. Another 1 of the Ten Commandments should be outlawed because it is related to contract law but certain people don't want it outlawed (adultery). So only 4 of the Ten Commandments are even related to Common Law. And while they are at it, should the Five Pillars of Islam be posted in the tax-payer supported classroom??

[@mjinba07]

Thanks, History Guy. After decades of movies and tv in times of relative peace it's easy to see heroes as unique individuals. This video reminds us that ordinary people standing up against fascism isn't about being a hero, and that it takes ordinary people resisting a fascist movement and working towards the well being of everyone to not only persevere but to live with themselves afterwards.

[@jamesengland7461]

True valor.

[@frankgulla2335]

Thank you, THG for highlighting the efforts of those occupied to resist oppressive elements of the government.

[@bonnieparker9584]

Please do research on Bernt Balchen a Norwegian American who in addition to being a great arctic explorer actively recruited Norwegians during the war and bringing them out through Sweden. They were trained as flyers and to fight for free Norway. My father served with him through the army air corps and OSS.

[@anitapownall9556]

One of my former bosses parents were in the resistsnce in Denmark. They were brave, humble people who did what needed to be done. I would also recommend the Resistance Museum in Amsterdam (I assume it is still there, but it has been years since I have been) and, of course, Anne Frank House.

[@flyingwriter]

Unfortunately the history guy didn’t recount what happened to Quisling after the war so I looked it up. He was executed by firing squad by the Norwegians in 1945.

[@Lassisvulgaris]

Common knowledge in Norway, but much does not go abroad. The laws used against former Nazis, were backdated, so totally against international law. Another issue was the capitulation on 10. June 1940. The Germans interpreted it as a total surrender, while the Norwegian government in London, regarded it as only valid in Norway. After the war, the latter was accepted. Only during the last decades, some Norwegian historians have started to look at it differently. In retrospect, most Norwegian Nazis were in it for nationalism. As THG mentioned, Quisling hoped for a separate nation, under German supervision, but that would not be the case.... In one way, it's sad he was executed, as an autoviography would have been interesting.....

[@rockymountainlifeprospecti4423]

Thank you THG, so much can be learned from a short lesson. Lest we forget. ½ a bagel and ½ coffee on us.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Thank you!

[@aryanprivilege9651]

Montana? Isn’t Montana or Idaho where all the extreme bigots live Glowing ones, that’s Extremely reformed! Never been to big sky looked up probably loads German folks they’re everywhere! Deep cover weirdo Milo yapadapololis, forgot says he’s Jewish on good side other side snake liar. Fort Fed, Owen Benjamin types! Hollywood anything for a Buck!

[@aryanprivilege9651]

Footnotes or sources on Website, unfamiliar. Original? Just one piece, boy a critic.

[@janesda]

It's hardly surprising the Nazis eventually collapsed in the face of such stout resistance.

[@davidcox3076]

Many of them were shocked by the Scandinavian resistance. Why didn't their Aryan brothers welcome them with open arms? The delusion was strong.

[@ronalddevine9587]

God forbid, if the US is ever under such a government, would we be as brave as the Norwegian teachers?

[@alanspik757]

We might find out early next year.

[@Sayuri81554]

Many would be. Probably not too many modern educators, though.

[@ronalddevine9587]

That's a very frightening scenario

[@PJ-pj8lr]

What's Joe Briben Scotch mist ?

[@fredericapanon207]

Considering SCOTUS has effectively made the US a dictatorship by saying that the president has total immunity, yes. You will have to be.

[@Gwailoh911]

Amazing video, History Guy. Studying history is one of my passions and even with so much I've learned about WW2, I did not know of this. We truly are blessed when people stand up for what is right and just.

[@multipletanksyndrome]

This reminds me of the Dunnes Anti-Apartheid Strike. A handful of grocery store cashiers, in Ireland, refused to sell South African fruit, and went on strike.

[@jacquibradley1598]

A message to Trump, I lived in Germany and I took my 2 children to Belsen. We saw the graves, no birds sing inside, please America wake up before it is too late.!! If you have seen graves with between 3-5000 with no names, this will happen to america sadly and I don't want to live to see it? 💙💙🙏🙏💙💙

[@llchapman1234]

Rebel Teachers Unite!

[@workingguy6666]

"rejecting propaganda in the schools" - Florida public school teachers gave this up decades ago. I saw it first-hand, over and over, while teaching for five years.

[@cybersean3000]

@TheHistoryGuyChannel Does Herr Ubergruppenfurher Priztger know about that giant blade on your wall? Maybe he will send the ISP Jackbooted thugs to ask you questions about it, and any other items in your house. Should you start wearing a paperclip on your lapel or shirt collar?

[@Niinsa62]

I read a biography about Vidkun Quisling a number of years ago. He was a former officer in the Norwegian army. And he took a leave to help starving Ukrainians during the Holodomor, back in the nineteentwenties. He was promised this would not affect his career in the Norwegian army, but it did. And that even when he was the officer student with the highest score anytime, from the Norwegian officers academy. Like their West Point. I mean, all time high! He had a very high IQ, I think in the top 1 percent or so. So I guess he was upset about not getting back on track after a humanitarian mission. And boy, did he know how to hold a grudge... Also, there was a comic oneliner here in Sweden during the war, just the one picture showing Vidkun Quisling outside the German government building in Berlin, trying to get past the guards to meet with Adolf. Saying "I'm Quisling!" And the German guard asking back "Okay, I can see you are one, but what is your name?"

[@Willowdared]

I only knew of Quisling as a collaborator, he was so much worse!

[@jamesturner2126]

July 17th is the 80th anniversary of the Port Chicago disaster, when 11million pounds of explosives leveled a huge part of the San Francisco Bay. The Naval report says that an incendiary weapon accidentally discharged. I bet nobody outside Cali is aware that such a horrific accident happened.

[@PeteOtton]

You would be wrong. And the black sailors tried to strike after the explosion demanding safer conditions for handling the munitions. Several were tried for mutiny. Which compounded the the tragedy.

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

That's a big old tuxedo cat you've got there!

[@paulapridy6804]

Till today I did not know the origin of the word quisling😮

[@tinkmarshino]

You find some of the most amazing things.. it is truly a joy to come here to see what you have for us next.

[@jjforcebreaker]

Great episode, thanks!

[@FortheBudgies]

OMG your cat just won my subscription.

[@pxxTRAUMAxxq]

I like videos featuring The History Cat.

[@gradyrm237]

Now I know why Letterman called Norm MacDonald a Quisling. HA

[@LearningSpanishwithDrL]

Great video!

[@RobertStewart-i3m]

So glad this came up in my recommends it's always a pleasure. Tell the cat hello and happy 4th of July

[@goodun2974]

Hey, THG, I've read a halfdozen comments below from people who lazily claim, without referring to verifible facts, actions, or setting and location of such deeds, that modern teachers in America would just roll over to spout and teach propaganda as instructed. Such people need pushback and should be made to defend their allegations, if they are able; declaring the state they live in and examples they've seen locally would be a good start, but for some commenters, backing up their assertions is too much work, too high a bar. I have two teachers in my family who have been pushing back and resisting against such mind control for decades, beginning with refusing to knuckle under to book bans.

[@RogueNationVideos]

A kitty that deserves to be remembered.

[@meese9140]

I love this. Everybody just said “nah.”

[@thomaseriksen6885]

Not to be confused with operation paperclip 😅

[@bergkongs]

Thanks

[@deanbuss1678]

Thanks!

[@deanmyers453]

WOJU and now today what has come of all !

[@jamie3039]

Inspiring story! Everyone should know it ❤

[@janetmackinnon3411]

This should bebetter known.

[@jhonyermo]

Reminds me of djtQuisling

[@annbjorn]

At the peak, The resistance in Norway tied up 800.000 Nazi troops. In itself useful for all other fronts .

[@Lassisvulgaris]

Actually no more than 340 000 -350 000 troops, according to Store Norske Leksikon, Forskning.no, Folk og Forsvar, Nordnorsk Debatt and many more. Which sources gave you 800 000...?

[@winegoddess55]

Sure your story is interesting, but your cat is beautiful! I once had one just like that, a female called Molly. She lived for 20 years!

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

@@winegoddess55 his name is Pocky, and he is a handsome devil.

[@bwktlcn]

Hmmm…adding paperclips to grocery list

[@veramae4098]

Shall we start calling Trump, Quisling? 👌👌

[@Lassisvulgaris]

You already have Benedict Arnold.....

[@peterkelly1665]

Teachers are very brave entering a classroom to educate young minds How important they are and this story is a prime example of the courage of teachers identifying evil and not bowing to force. many comments here see parallels in current politics to the history lesson of this tale a very good presentation worth everyone to listen and think of the message being conveyed .

[@stephenhicks826]

There is a lesson here for all Americans, especially those who think they are making America great again. A gentle reminder from Australia

[@FortheBudgies]

Oh, trust me, no one trying to maga is watching videos about history or teachers. Unless it's about how teachers banned together to tear down free public education, or how teachers are glorified babysitters.

[@TheAlchaemist]

It would be great a video on how the German law cooperated with dismantling the constitutional provisions and enabling the Nuremberg laws.

[@samuelmatz]

Thomas Sowell: "Intellectuals and Society," a book worth reading .

[@davidcrawford219]

Operation Paperclip

[@daveyoder9231]

The Swiss have not joined NATO.

[@SafetySpooon]

KITTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@acbenepe]

Shout out for History Cat. Excellent and informative episode.

[@tiapina7048]

2:20 "Fucq the Naz"

[@aaronfreeman5264]

Which of our teachers' unions support Educational Psychology?