In this video blog I take a trip to Akershus Fortress in Oslo. On the night of October 24, 1945, at 2:40 a.m., Vidkun Quisling was shot at the fortress. At the place where he was shot, I found marks in the wall that may appear to be from the execution. Join me as I explore the place and share some thoughts about Norway's settlement of Vidkun Quisling. Much of the information in the video blog is taken from the police report that was written immediately after the execution, see excerpts from the report further down the page. The summary of what Vidkun Quisling was convicted of is not verbatim from the ruling. Below is an excerpt from a report by Aage Seidenfaden, Danish police commander. His report was secret and was first made public in 1979: "I arrived in Akershus at 2:30 a.m.... Immediately after my arrival, a closed ambulance arrived with the offender, who was accompanied by 4 policemen, by whom he had been tied up in prison. Quisling was led out of the car. He staggered a little, but was otherwise calm, he was immediately led the few steps to the execution site, and there he was tied up by the same 4 police officers who also provided him with a blindfold. The execution site was lit by two customary police projectors lying on the ground, which clearly illuminated the execution site and the offender, but otherwise did not throw any light to the sides. It was very dark, it was storming and raining continuously. The execution site, which was under tall trees, was covered with withered leaves. Without any command being heard, the execution squad then marched in and lined up 10 men in a line at a distance of about 8 meters from the offender, approached and fired, without any command being uttered. Quisling did not say anything that was audible to me. I stood at a distance of about 10 meters, but I was informed that he had declared his innocence, and sent greetings to his wife. When the shots fell, he immediately sank to his knees and was apparently dead, as he did not move, but the firing squad commander nevertheless stepped up to him and shot him with his service pistol through the temple. Then the two doctors present stepped in. Quisling was untied. The doctors determined by a hasty examination that 8 bullets had passed through the heart, after which he was immediately placed in the coffin by 4 police officers, which had at the same time been taken out of an adjacent room, after which they carried the coffin into the same police car in which he had arrived, and immediately drove him to the crematorium. At the execution, there was no communication from Quisling to any of those present, apart from the above-quoted statement immediately before he was shot, just as during the execution itself not a word was uttered by any of those present. The entire execution took place in peace and order, and without anything unforeseen occurring… Police Chief Welhaven had decided… the execution to take place at 0:05. However, due to my delayed arrival, it did not take place until 2:40…” Illustrations: National Archives. Voice and film clip from 1945: NRK archive. Music: www.hooksounds.com