Editing Nobel Prize (section)

=== Second World War ===
In 1938 and 1939, [[Adolf Hitler]]'s [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich]] forbade three laureates from Germany ([[Richard Kuhn]], [[Adolf Butenandt|Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt]], and [[Gerhard Domagk]]) from accepting their prizes.<ref name="Levinovitz23">[[#Levinovitz69|Levinovitz]], p. 23</ref> They were all later able to receive the diploma and medal.<ref name="Wilhelm85">[[Nobel Prize#Wilhelm69|Wilhelm]], p. 85.</ref> Even though Sweden was officially neutral during the Second World War, the prizes were awarded irregularly. In 1939, the Peace Prize was not awarded. No prize was awarded in any category from 1940 to 1942, due to the [[German occupation of Norway|occupation of Norway by Germany]]. In the subsequent year, all prizes were awarded except those for literature and peace.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Nobel Laureates |url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/all/ |access-date=15 January 2010 |publisher=[[Nobel Foundation]] |archive-date=5 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605101827/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/all/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the occupation of Norway, three members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee fled into exile. The remaining members escaped persecution from the Germans when the Nobel Foundation stated that the committee building in [[Oslo]] was Swedish property. Thus it was a safe haven from the German military, which was not at war with Sweden.<ref name="Abrams23">[[Nobel Prize#Abrams|Abrams]], p. 23.</ref> These members kept the work of the committee going, but did not award any prizes. In 1944, the Nobel Foundation, together with the three members in exile, made sure that nominations were submitted for the Peace Prize and that the prize could be awarded once again.<ref name="Levinovitz23" />