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Norwegian Nazi Party - Hirdmarinen

The flags sent by Paige Herring were used by Hirdmarinen, a naval subsection of the Norwegian Nazi party, in the years from 1942 to 1945.

Note that the Flaggenbuch is in error with these flags: The sun cross emblem was red and yellow, not red and white. Also note that the Hirdmarine flags were not the only flags used by Quisling's party. They only represented a little known (and not very important) subsection of the party, and one which seems to be more known abroad (thanks to the Flaggenbuch and the reprint of it) than in Norway itself.

Nasjonal Samling - The Norwegian Nazi Party

The Nasjonal Samling (NS, in English most often called National Unity) was established in 1933. From the outset NS had a set of symbols consisting of [3] [4]:

a) The party flag: A Scandinavian style cross flag with a red field and yellow cross.
b) The party emblem: The Sun Cross, also known as, St Olav's Badge. This was a red disk edged narrowly in yellow and set with a yellow cross. Later, from about 1935/36, an eagle with outstretched wings was added on top of the Sun Cross. This was no doubt inspired by the German Nazi party's iconography. Together, the sun cross and the eagle were known as the Sun Eagle.

Hirden - The NS Storm Troops

In Viking and times, the circle of warriors and advisors close to the king was called the hird. The NS was much inspired by this golden age of Norwegian history, and in 1934 adopted the name for its equivalents of the German SA and Hitler Youth. This had originally been know