Nasjonal Samling
National Gathering Nasjonal Samling | |
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| Abbreviation | NS |
| Leader | Vidkun Quisling |
| Secretary-General | Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang |
| Founded | 13 May 1933 |
| Dissolved | 8 May 1945 |
| Preceded by | Nordisk Folkereisning |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| Newspaper | Fritt Folk |
| Youth wing | NS Ungdomsfylking |
| Women's wing | NS Kvinneorganisasjon |
| Paramilitary wing | Hirden |
| Trade union | NS Faggruppeorganisasjon |
| Farmer wing | NS Bondegrupper |
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| Ideology | Pro-Nazism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Religion | Lutheranism (official) |
| International affiliation | Fascist International (1934) |
| Colours | Red Gold |
| Slogan | Heil og Sæl! ('Health and Happiness') |
| Anthem | ⓘ ('Norway, our country') |
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The Nasjonal Samling (Norwegian: [nɑʂʊˈnɑːɫ ˈsɑ̂mlɪŋ], NS; lit. 'National Gathering') was a Norwegian fascist political party active from 1933 to 1945. It was the only legal party of Norway from 1942 to 1945. It was founded by former Minister of Defence Vidkun Quisling and a group of supporters such as Johan Bernhard Hjort – who led the party's paramilitary wing (Hirden) for a short time before leaving the party in 1937 after various internal conflicts. The party celebrated its founding on 17 May, Norway's national holiday, but was founded on 13 May 1933. Nasjonal Samling was made illegal and disbanded at the end of World War II in Europe, on 8 May 1945.