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The British fortified positions in strategically important locations in the Faroe Islands. ... Episode 2 is about Denmark during World War II. Besaettelsessamlingen ...
World War II memorials in Denmark (3 P) Pages in category "World War II sites in Denmark" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The Oxford companion to world war II (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995) Elting, John R. Battles for Scandinavia (Time-Life Books 1981) Haarr, Geirr. The Gathering Storm: Naval War in Northern Europe, September 1939 to April 1940 (2013) Haarr, Geirr. German Invasion of Norway: April 1940 (vol 1 2012); The Battle for Norway, April-June ...
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). Denmark's strategic importance for Germany was limited.
World War II sites in Denmark (3 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Military history of Denmark during World War II" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Ryvangen Memorial Park (Danish: Mindelunden i Ryvangen) is a memorial park in Ryvangen officially inaugurated on 5 May 1950 to commemorate fallen members of the Danish resistance to the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. The location in Ryvangen, which means "rye field", was acquired in 1893 by the army for a barracks and ...
The Occupation Museum (Danish: Besættelsesmuseet) in Aarhus, Denmark is a history museum dedicated to the history of Aarhus during the German occupation in the Second World War. The museum focuses on the major events of the war in Aarhus, especially the Aarhus Air Raid , the 1944 explosion in the Port of Aarhus , the activities of the prolific ...
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.