Operation Weserübung
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In the early morning of 9 April 1940, German forces occupied Denmark and invaded Norway, ostensibly as a preventive manoeuvre against a planned Anglo-French occupation of Norway known as Plan R 4, whi
German forces climbing a very step road just south of Bagn
Oscarsborg Fortress under air attack, 9 April, 1940
Norwegian Army 7.5 cm field gun
Dansk stilling i den sydlige udkant af Åbenrå
Denmark in World War II
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At the outset of World War II in September 1939, Denmark declared itself neutral, but that neutrality did not prevent Nazi Germany from occupying the country soon after the outbreak of war; the occupa
Operation Weserübung
…hours and was the shortest military campaign conducted by the Germans during the war. The rapid Danish capitulation resulted in the uniquely-lenient occupation of Denmark, particularly until the summer of 1943, and in postponing the arrest and deportation of Danish Jews until nearly all of them were warned and on their…
Headquarters of the Schalburg Corps, a Danish SS unit, after 1943. The occupied building is the lodge of the Danish Order of Freemasons located on Blegdamsvej, Copenhagen
Danish soldiers man an anti-aircraft gun, 1940. All wear the distinctive Danish helmet.
Danish Prime Minister Thorvald Stauning addresses the Rigsdagen in Christiansborg Palace on the day of the invasion.
DNSAP's parade at Rådhuspladsen 17 November 1940. The parade was held in connection with DNSAP's attempt to seize power.