[PAR] [TLE] German occupation of Norway [SEP] The German occupation of Norway began on 9 April 1940 after German forces invaded the neutral Scandinavian country of Norway.  Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940 and the Germans then controlled Norway until the capitulation of German forces in Europe on May 8/9, 1945.  Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the "Wehrmacht".  Civil rule was effectively assumed by the "Reichskommissariat Norwegen" (Reich Commissariat of Norway), which acted in collaboration with a pro-German puppet government, while the Norwegian King and prewar government escaped to London, where they acted as a government in exile.  This period of military occupation is in Norway referred to as the "war years" or "occupation period". [PAR] [TLE] Haakon VII of Norway [SEP] Haakon VII (] ; born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel; 3 August 187221 September 1957), known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was a Danish prince who became the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the union with Sweden.  He reigned from November 1905 until his death in September 1957.
[PAR] [TLE] German occupation of Norway [ SEP ] The German occupation of Norway began on 9 April 1940 after German forces invaded the neutral Scandinavian country of Norway . Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940 and the Germans then controlled Norway until the capitulation of German forces in Europe on May 8/9 , 1945 . Throughout this period , Norway was continuously occupied by the " Wehrmacht " . Civil rule was effectively assumed by the " Reichskommissariat Norwegen " ( Reich Commissariat of Norway ) , which acted in collaboration with a pro - German puppet government , while the Norwegian King and prewar government escaped to London , where they acted as a government in exile . This period of military occupation is in Norway referred to as the " war years " or " occupation period " . [PAR] [TLE] Haakon VII of Norway [ SEP ] Haakon VII ( ] ; born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel ; 3 August 187221 September 1957 ) , known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905 , was a Danish prince who became the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the union with Sweden . He reigned from November 1905 until his death in September 1957 .
Who escaped to London in 1940, along with his prewar government, where they acted as a government in exile?
Who escaped to London in 1940 , along with his prewar government , where they acted as a government in exile ?
Haakon VII
Haakon VII