Norway’s Nonviolent Resistance in WWII: The Power of a Paperclip, Part 1
The 1942 Norsk (Norwegian) teachers’ resistance is one of the most successful campaigns of nonviolent defiance waged against the Nazis during World War II. About 12,000 to 14,000 strong, the teachers acted with unusual cohesion and courage. But the movement was not remarkable primarily for the extreme heroism it displayed; many resistance movements of the time showed equal courage. The teachers’ resistance is incredible because the resisters were average people who did not aspire to heroism. These ordinary […]