Henrik Rogstad (13 April 1916, in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

– 10 May 1945) was a politician for the Norwegian fascist party ''

Nasjonal Samling Nasjonal Samling (, NS; ) was a Norwegian far-right 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 a ...

''. During the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

he was a ''fylkesfører'' (''

Gauleiter A ''Gauleiter'' () was a regional leader of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) who served as the head of a ''Administrative divisions of Nazi Germany, Gau'' or ''Reichsgau''. ''Gauleiter'' was the third-highest Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party, rank in ...

'') in the county of

Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag () was a county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. To the west is the No ...

. Rogstad was a member of the '' Nasjonal Samling Ungdomsfylking'' fascist youth organisation and became active within the party in 1940. At the initiative of

Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang (31 January 1909, Fredrikstad – 25 November 1988) was a Norwegian secretary to the Nasjonal Samling government of Vidkun Quisling 1940–1941 and minister 1941–1942 and 1942–1945. He was also President of the 1943–1 ...

Rogstad was appointed ''fylkesfører'' for Sør-Trøndelag. He was a pan-Germanist and helped the German occupational forces to make up lists of people that could be taken hostages during the

martial law in Trondheim in 1942 During the occupation of Norway by Germany, the occupying powers imposed martial law in Trondheim and surrounding areas effective October 6, 1942 through October 12, 1942. During this time, 34 Norwegians were killed by extrajudicial execution. This ...

. Rogstad was appointed leader of the paramilitary organisation ''

Hirden ''Hirden'' (the ''hird'') was a uniformed paramilitary organisation during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, modelled the same way as the German Sturmabteilungen. Overview Vidkun Quisling's fascist party Nasjonal Samling frequently us ...

'' after its original leader

Karl Marthinsen Karl Alfred Nicolai Marthinsen (sometimes spelled Karl ''Martinsen'') (25 October 1896 – 8 February 1945) was the Norway, Norwegian commander of Statspolitiet and Sikkerhetspolitiet in Norway during the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, ...

was assassinated in February 1945. In April of the same year he was also appointed chief of the police unit ''

Statspolitiet (; shortened STAPO) was from 1941 to 1945 a National Socialist armed police force that consisted of Norwegian officials after Nazi German pattern. It operated independently of the ordinary Norwegian police. The force was established on 1 June 19 ...

''. In May 1945, Rogstad along with Jonas Lie and

Sverre Riisnæs Sverre Parelius Riisnæs (6 November 1897 - 21 June 1988) was a Norwegian jurist and public prosecutor. He was a member of the collaborationist government ''Nasjonal Samling'' in occupied Norway during World War II and a ''Standartenführer'' (Colo ...

held up at the farm

Skallum Skallum is an area at Stabekk in Bærum, Norway. It was named after the historic estate Skallum (''Skallum Gård''). It is known locally for its art gallery and as a recreational area, and nationally as the site of an event in the closing days of Wo ...

Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral ...

. When the German capitulation was a fact he committed suicide by gunshot.

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1916 births 1945 suicides 1945 deaths Norwegian police chiefs Politicians from Trondheim Members of Nasjonal Samling Suicides by firearm in Norway {{Norway-politician-stub