September 8 - Defying Nazi Occupation

Labor History in 2:00 · Sep 8, 2026 · 1m

On this day in Labor History the year was 1941. The ravages of World War II had swept across Europe. German troops had invaded Norway in April of 1940. The conditions of the Nazi occupation grew increasingly harsher. The Nazis began rationing milk, and important part of the diet of Norwegian children and workers. The rationing however did not apply to the German occupiers. Angered shipyard workers in Oslo walked off the docks in protest. Workers from other industries joined them. 20,000 workers from 50 factories and work sites participated in the strike. The Nazi response to the uprising was…