ABSTRACT
In 1946, the Norwegian Parliament passed the so-called Krigspensjoneringslovene, or War Pension Laws. The ambition was to provide compensation for those who had become disabled in the patriotic service of their country during World War II. An amendment to the laws was made in 1968. In 1986 a task force was established by the authorities to work on possible revisions to the implementation of the laws, based on updated knowledge about the psychological after-effects of wartime suffering. The commission was led by Professor Leo Eitinger, himself an Auschwitz survivor.
