Wehrmacht and SS- and Police Courts in Norway during World War II

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Wehrmacht and SS- and Police Courts in Norway during World War II


Wehrmacht and SS- and Police Courts in Norway during World War II

Court file

Court file.  Gericht des Admirals der norwegischen Westkueste    

Photo: Maria fritsche
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German Wehrmacht courts played a central role as instruments of occupation in Norway during World War II. Both Norwegian civilians and German soldiers were brought before military tribunals, and the punishments handed out were often very severe. This project investigates the sentencing practices of these courts and compares them to the prosecution carried out by the SS and Polizeigericht Nord (IX).


Wehrmacht and SS- and Police Courts in Norway during World War II

Old building.
SS- and Polizeigericht Nord in Kristinelundveien 22, Oslo.
Photo: Kjetil Ree, CC BY-SA 3.0