Bernhard Askvig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Police officer and Nazi collaborator
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Place of Birth: Søndre Land, Oppland, Norway
About Bernhard Askvig
- Bernhard Askvig (September 6, 1885 – October 31, 1954) was a Norwegian police officer and Nazi collaborator during the German occupation of Norway from 1940 to 1945.
- He was chief of police in Aker at the time of Operation Weserübung and helped escort the invading Germans into Oslo.
- He was inserted as chief of police in Oslo later in April 1940, after the removal of Welhaven.
- He was convicted to twelve years imprisonment for treason after the war.
- He died in Germany.
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