Ionas Lie Norwegian collaborator. Country: Norway

Biography of Jonas Lie

Jonas Lie (1899-1945) was a Norwegian collaborator. He obtained a legal education and earned a doctorate in law. After completing university, he joined the Norwegian police as a senior officer. In the 1930s, he actively participated in the activities of Vidkun Quisling's National Union (NS), being a fanatical anti-communist. He left the NS in 1935, but rejoined the party after the arrival of German troops.

In the newly formed National Government by Quisling on April 9, 1940, Lie was appointed as the Minister of Justice. However, the government was dissolved on April 18. On September 25, 1940, he was appointed as a temporary state advisor of the Police Department by the occupying authorities. He led the establishment of collaborationist Norwegian police formations (1940-41) and actively fought against the Resistance movement, closely cooperating with the SS and German police units.

After the formation of Quisling's government on February 2, 1942, Lie became the Minister of Police. He remained at the helm of the Norwegian collaborationist police until the end of the war. Although he enjoyed significant trust from the occupying authorities, he did not have much influence in the NS. Simultaneously, he was the chief of the "German SS Nor-1", which participated in operations on the Soviet-German front (in Finland) and had previously fought as part of the "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler".

Lie was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class for his actions near Leningrad. He passed away under unclear circumstances (there is a version that he committed suicide) in the last days of the German occupation.