National Socialist Movement of Norway Norges Nasjonalsosialistiske Bevegelse | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | NNSB |
| Leader | Erik Rune Hansen |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Dissolved | 2007 |
| Ideology | Neo-Nazism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| International affiliation | World Union of National Socialists |
| Website | |
| nnsb.net (archived) | |
TheNational Socialist Movement of Norway (Norwegian:Norges Nasjonalsosialistiske Bevegelse, NNSB), formerlyZorn 88,[1] was aNorwegianneo-Nazi[2] group with an estimated 150 members, led by Erik Rune Hansen until his death in 2004.[3] Founded in 1988, it was a secretive group with tight membership regulation.[4]
The NNSB expressed admiration forAdolf Hitler andVidkun Quisling,[5] and was focused onhistorical revisionism andantisemitism,[2] particularlyHolocaust denial.[1] It published the magazineGjallarhorn,[1] and in 1999 publishedThe Protocols of the Elders of Zion.[6] Other recurrent topics includedracial hygiene,Norse religion,[4] theoccult,UFOs,[3] and thewhite genocide conspiracy theory.[5] Several of its members were active Nazis asfront fighters and members ofNasjonal Samling duringWorld War II.[2][7] The group had ties toErik Blücher and the magazineFolk og Land,[7] and toVarg Vikernes.[8] It was part of international networks along with theWorld Union of National Socialists,[4] theNational Socialist Movement of Denmark, the SwedishNational Socialist Front, andBlood & Honour.[9][10] Along with Scandinavian groups it took part in celebrations and memorials to Adolf Hitler andRudolf Hess.[11]
In November 2007, a memorial ceremony at the German war cemetery inOslo was attacked byanti-fascists, leaving five NNSB-members wounded, one severely.[12] The NNSB pledged that it had no intentions of retaliating the attack.[13] The group was eventually dissolved later the same year.[3]