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Denmark maintained trade with both sides of the war, and was among several neutral countries that exported canned meat to the German army. Danish speculators made fortunes on canned meat products, which were often of mediocre quality, while 275 Danish merchant ships were sunk, and approximately 700 Danish sailors perished during the war.
This is a list of wars and war-like conflicts involving the modern Kingdom of Denmark and predecessor states. Danish victory Danish defeat Another result * *e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Denmark, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
This category includes historical battles in which state of Denmark or significant numbers of Danes (8th century–present) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles involving Denmark .
1542 – War breaks out between France and the German Emperor. Emperor Charles V supports Frederick II, Elector Palatine for the Danish crown, and Denmark participates in the war on the side of France; 1543 – Denmark declares war on Netherlands, that are under the rule of Charles; 1544 – Denmark concludes the Treaty of Speyer with the ...
German invasion of Denmark (1940) Operation Bøllebank (1994) War in Kosovo (1998–1999) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War (2003–2007) Website: Official Website Official Facebook Official YouTube: Commanders; Chief of Army Command: Major-General Peter Harling Boysen: Sergeant Major of the Army: Jesper Madsen Mølgaard: Notable ...
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
Pages in category "Denmark in World War I" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
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 ...