The German occupation of Norway began when they invaded the neutral country on 9 May 1940, and the country remained under Wehrmacht rule until 8 May 1945. The government and King Haakon VII had escaped and formed a government in exile in London, whilst their home country was ruled by the ‘puppet’ government of Vidkun Quisling. Many Norwegians fought in the resistance or as part of the Free Norwegian Forces, including the establishment of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in 1944. The fortitude and bravery of the Norwegian people is surely exemplified by the struggles hundreds of intrepid, detemined souls endured to escape and find their way to the Island of Last Hope where they could continue the fight against their homeland's occupiers. We salute the bravery of Norway's finest! Germany's hold on the country was prised from its brutal fist on 8 May 1945 and five days later Crown Prince Olav and five government ministers returned. The rest of the royal family returned on 7 June 1945, five years to the day since the King and Queen had been forced to leave.

A prime source for some of the material in this database is the extraordinary site Våre Falne - de Norske Ofrene (Our Fallen - the Norwegian Victims). This unique memorial effort attempts to capture the story of every Norwegian who died during the German occupation - every man, woman and child. We thank them for permission to use selected extracts from their material.
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#	Name*	First Names	Title	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Photo (Click to Expand)	Born	Commemorated	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Mehre	Helge Olrik		Major			Mehre's analysis of 132 Wing	1 February 1911 in Narvik		Norway	Pilot	War Cross + Sword Haakon Vll Commemorative DSO DFC DFC USA Commander Order Orange Nassau OBE Krigsmedaljen Commander Swedish Sword Order	RNoAF	Fighter Command	331Sqn Norwegian	1943-04-13	SPITFIRE	LF.IX	EN126	FN-H	6	North Weald		Circus 282	Cat B GERMAN A/C, BRITAIN ?. / JG2, Landing damage airfield Ford	Safe. Died 17 September 1997 in Oslo		When World War II broke out, Helge Mehre was a pilot and policeman. After participating in the early acts of war in Norway, he came to Canada. After a period at Little Norway, it was back to England. Here Mehre became CO 331Sqn, and later commander of the Norwegian 132 wing. Took part in the Allied advance through France, Belgium and the Netherlands. After the war, Mehre continued in the Air Force. Among other things, he was director of the Norwegian Defense College, before ending his military career as a commander at Akershus Fortress. He was then Major General. Helge Mehre Squadron Commander 331. 5.1-1942 to 5.9-1942. and 1.3-1943 to 14.5-1943. CO 132 (N) Wing, Lt-Colonel Helge Mehre (left) and Lt-Colonel Rolf Arne Berg in front of Berg's plane. Berg was shot down in this plane. Supermarine Spitfire EN126 Mk IX Const #3589, Built at Chattis Hill. FF 6-11-42, assigned to 336th FS USAAF 8-11-42, transferred to 331S 'FN-H' 23-11-42, to AST 7-3-43 mods, assigned to 165S 23-2-44, transferred to 131S 19-3-44, Fighter Leaders School 29-8-44, FA Cat AC 15-11-44, ROS, to Central Fighter Est, FA Cat AC 3-12-45, ROS, SOC, Sold scrap H Bath 27-10-49.

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