Henry Oliver Rinnan was a Norwegian Gestapo agent. Rinnan led a group called Sonderabteilung Lola in the area around Trondheim Municipality, Norway, during World War II. This group, known as Rinnanban
Rinnan's trial photo
Rinnan photographed with visible bruises after his initial arrest
Henry Rinnan testifying at his trial
The Nasjonal Samling 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 Quis
Henry Rinnan
…Campaign in 1940, he drove a truck for the Norwegian Army. According to Rinnan, he was recruited by the Gestapo in June 1940. His parents were members of Nasjonal Samling, but it is uncertain if he ever was a member. After the war, former members of Nasjonal Samling attempted to disassociate themselves from the group…
Vidkun Quisling on the podium during a party meeting in the 1930s.
On 4 July 1941, Vidkun Quisling gave a speech at Universitetsplassen in Oslo aimed to recruit volunteers for the Norwegian Legion to fight on the Eastern Front in Finland
NS ÅRBOK 1944 Nasjonal Samling Rikspropagandaledelsen 1943 Nasjonalbiblioteket no nb digitidsskrift 2019082781057 001 Public domain 121 Partiets uniformer Politisk fører 400ppi Retouched clean crop
NS ÅRBOK 1944 Nasjonal Samling Rikspropagandaledelsen 1943 Nasjonalbiblioteket no nb digitidsskrift 2019082781057 001 Public domain 123 Rikshirden hirden uniform 400ppi Retouched clean cropped