En oversikt over individklagesakene mot Norge for FNs menneskerettighetskomiteer

Navigating troubled waters: collaboration and resistance in state institutions in Nazi-occupied Norway

“…Following an accord between Himmler and Terboven, large German SS and police forces were sent to Norway and put at Terboven's disposal for use against internal security threats. 15 True to the desire to leave as much of the administration as possible in the hands of Norwegians, Terboven appointed commissary Norwegian ministers (kommissarische Staatsräte) answering directly to him. The Reichskommissariat subsequently exercised power both independently and through instructions to the Norwegian commissary ministers.…”

“…48 The Norwegian police thus came under the control of the most ambitious and radical actor in Nazi Germany -the SS -which had dual goals for the Norwegian police: it should serve as a channel for the pan-Germanic ideals of the SS into Norwegian society and aid the SS in their primary task in Norway, which was crushing any opposition to the National Socialist 'New Order'. 49 Achieving these goals required filling the ranks with dedicated National Socialists. Furthermore, any signs of police officers' insubordination or resistance were met with harsh responses; those deemed opponents of the 'New Order' were frequently replaced by men with a more 'positive attitude'.…”

“…Its leader, Carlo Otte, was a convinced National Socialist and a member of the SS. 60 Still, his modus operandi was rather pragmatic; he often sought cooperation with non-political actors within business and the economic administration of the Norwegian state. Consequently, conflicts regularly flared between Otte's department and NS representatives.…”