Timeline Wednesday 24 October 1945

Events on Wednesday 24 October 1945 2

• 1887 – 1945 Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945) Died 24 October 1945, aged 58 Quisling led a Norwegian fascist party and headed a puppet government installed under German occupation. His name became a lasting synonym for a traitor who collaborates with an occupying power. He was convicted of treason after the war and executed by firing squad.
• 1887 – 1945 Vidkun Quisling The Traitor A collaborator who led a puppet regime under Nazi occupation; his name became a synonym for "traitor."