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Kåre Rein
Kåre Trygve Rein (8 April 1911 – 20 March 1995) was a Norway, Norwegian trade unionist. He was a trade unionist before the war, a secretary in the Union of Employees in Commerce and Offices. He was also a member of the Norwegian Labour Party, but together with people like Håkon Meyer he joined ''Fagopposisjonen av 1940'' in 1940 and the Fascist party Nasjonal Samling in September 1941. From 1940 Norway was occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, occupied by Nazi Germany, and the Nazis controlled the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. Following the Milk strike a Nazi-friendly leadership was installed, with Odd Fossum as leader, Erling Olsen (trade unionist), Erling Olsen as deputy leader and Kåre Rein as secretary. Many years later, Rein claimed that he was ordered to take over as secretary by an armed German, and that he received threats of being arrested for sabotage if he declined. Rein remained secretary until New Year's in 1943. He was then acting leader until September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdens Gang
''Verdens Gang'' ("The course of the world"), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, having declined from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. ''VG'' is nevertheless the most read online newspaper in Norway, with about 2 million daily readers. Verdens Gang AS is a private company wholly owned by the public company Schibsted. History and profile ''VG'' was established by members of the Norwegian resistance movement shortly after the country was liberated from German occupation in 1945. The first issue of the paper was published on 23 June 1945. Christian A. R. Christensen was the first editor-in-chief of ''VG'' from its start in 1945 to 1967 when he died. ''VG'' is based in Oslo. The paper is published in tabloid format. The owner is the media conglomerate Schibsted, which also owns Norway's largest newspaper, ''Aftenposten'', as well as newspapers in Sweden and Estonia and shares in some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |