Quisling's limited support shifts attention to mobilization failure

Quisling's attempt to enlist Oslo's police chief is used to show how little influence his organization held before the invasion. The police chief reportedly did not recognize him, and German authorities later asked for more troops after discovering that his support was smaller than advertised. The emphasis placed on a powerful fifth column after the campaign may have deflected attention from the government's delay in ordering national mobilization. Collaboration still existed, but the decisive vulnerability in this account was Norway's failure to activate the citizen force needed to crew its defensive system.