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Approximately 6,000 Danes were sent to concentration camps during World War II, [ 48 ] of whom about 600 (10%) died. In comparison with other countries this is a relatively low mortality rate in the concentration camps. After the war, 40,000 people were arrested on suspicion of collaboration.
16 killed [7] 20 wounded [7] 12 aircraft destroyed. 14 aircraft damaged. The German invasion of Denmark (German: Operation Weserübung – Süd), was the German attack on Denmark on 9 April 1940, during the Second World War. The attack was a prelude to the invasion of Norway (German: Weserübung Nord, 9 April – 10 June 1940).
e. The Danish resistance movements (Danish: Den danske modstandsbevægelse) were an underground insurgency to resist the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. Due to the initially lenient arrangements, in which the Nazi occupation authority allowed the democratic government to stay in power, the resistance movement was slower to ...
Holger Danske (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhʌlˀkɐ ˈtænskə]) was a Danish resistance group during World War II. It was among the largest Danish resistance groups and consisted of around 350 volunteers towards the end of the war. The group carried out sabotage operations, including blowing up railway lines strategically important to the Germans.
Anders Lassen. Major Anders Frederik Emil Victor Schau Lassen, VC , MC & Two Bars (22 September 1920 – 9 April 1945) was a Danish military officer who was the only non-Commonwealth recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Second World War.
Operation Weserübung (German: Unternehmen Weserübung [ˈveːzɐˌʔyːbʊŋ], transl.Operation Weser Exercise, 9 April – 10 June 1940) was the invasion of Denmark and Norway by Nazi Germany during World War II. It was the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign. In the early morning of 9 April 1940 (Wesertag, "Weser Day"), German forces ...
Side arms. Danish M1910/21 Bergmann–Bayard pistol. Standard infantry sidearm of Danish military in World War II. Non-combat units such as artillery received 19th century Danish revolvers. Bergmann–Bayard M1910/21 pistol [ 1 ][ 2 ] Danish 1865/97 revolver [ 3 ] Danish M1880/85 Army revolver. Mauser C96.
Free Corps Denmark (Danish: Frikorps Danmark, German: Freikorps „Danmark“) was a unit of the Waffen-SS during World War II consisting of volunteers from Denmark.It was established following an initiative by the National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark (DNSAP) in the immediate aftermath of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 and subsequently endorsed by Denmark's ...