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  2. Denmark in World War II - Wikipedia

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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 almost immediately after the outbreak of war; the occupation lasted until Germany's defeat.

  3. Foreign relations of Denmark - Wikipedia

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    In 1807 Denmark was neutral but Britain bombarded Copenhagen and seized the Danish Navy, Denmark became an ally of Napoleon. After Napoleon was profoundly defeated in Russia in 1812, the Allies repeatedly offered King Frederick VI a proposal to change sides and break with Napoleon. The king refused.

  4. History of Denmark - Wikipedia

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    The war became a disaster for two reasons: Primarily, because Denmark's new powerful ally, the Netherlands, remained neutral as Denmark was the aggressor and Sweden the defender. Secondly, the Belts froze over in a rare occurrence during the winter of 1657–1658, allowing Charles X Gustav of Sweden to lead his armies across the ice to invade ...

  5. Neutral country - Wikipedia

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    It was an alliance with Denmark-Norway, Prussia, Sweden and Russia. It existed between 1800 and 1801. ... Bhutan became a de facto neutral wartime country.

  6. Military history of Denmark - Wikipedia

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    The result hereof being that Denmark lost Schleswig, of which the northern part returned in 1920. Denmark remained neutral in World War I, but in World War II the country was occupied, with little fighting, by Nazi Germany in 1940.

  7. Scandinavian defence union - Wikipedia

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    Both Denmark and Iceland showed a clear preference for joining the Scandinavian Defence Union over NATO. [1] [2] According to a 2018 literature review, the reasons why Danes preferred a Scandinavian military alliance over a North-Atlantic one were "ideology (pan-Scandinavianism), the domestic political situation, a strong belief in Swedish military power, and, especially given the different ...

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  9. Swedish neutrality - Wikipedia

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    Denmark was still willing to enter into an alliance with Sweden, but the Swedes saw few advantages in this and the proposal failed. Norway and Denmark subsequently became signatory parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and members of NATO, while Sweden remained neutral.