Editing Elverum (section)

===World War II===
Elverum municipality served as a temporary capital of Norway during the [[World War II]] German invasion. On 9 April 1940 Norwegian troops prevented [[Fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany)|German parachute troops]] from capturing Norway's [[Haakon VII of Norway|King Haakon]], [[Olav V of Norway|Crown Prince]], and [[Storting|Parliament]] while the Parliament was meeting to issue the Elverum Authorization, authorizing the exiled government until the Parliament could again convene. On 11 April, shortly after the government's refusal to submit to German terms, the central part of the town of Elverum was reduced to ashes.