Norway was kind enough to give the English language a word to describe 'traitors, collaborators, surrender monkeys and scumbags' without having to type all that.
Look up 'Quislings'.
If the United States was invaded by a hostile Army, would 1,330 casualties be enough to convince the privileged elite and the King (with the national treasury) to flee before the the remaining government and population capitulated and surrendered? That's all it took to convince the Norwegians it's time to quit... Well, all except the folks with the crown and the cash.
During the German invasion of Norway and the campaign that lead to it's capitulation the Norwegians suffered 1,335 casualties, the French and Poles 550. The British suffered most heavily, taking 4,400 casualties. Nearly a third of those loses came after the end of the land campaign, when the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious was sunk by the German battlecruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst while returning to Britain with an escort of two destroyers. Yes indeed, little Norway's government in exile did continue the fight... losing another 1,700 or so troops during the war. Thing is, the German SS Norwegian Divisions, made up of Quislings sacrificed far more for the Nazi cause than they did for the 'allied' cause.
http://www.frontkjemper.com/War Casualties, by nation WWII
France: 217,000
Poland: 240,000
England: 382,000
United States: 417,000
Norway: 3,000
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualtiesYah.. brave; ain't they? Such resolve.. such sacrifice! Yes, lets single out Norway for it's exemplary determination and sacrifice in defeating the Nazi Scourge!
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