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Defiant Diplomacy: Henrik Kauffmann, Denmark, and the United States in World War II and the Cold War, 1939–1958. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-0-8204-6819-8. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020; Lund, Joachim (2004). "Denmark and the'European New Order', 1940–1942". Contemporary European History. 13 (3): 305– 321.
The neutral powers were countries that remained neutral during World War II.Some of these countries had large colonies abroad or had great economic power. Spain had just been through its civil war, which ended on 1 April 1939 (five months prior to the invasion of Poland)—a war that involved several countries that subsequently participated in World War II.
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.
Denmark remained neutral during World War I; Danish neutrality was violated in World War II by a rapid German invasion in April 1940. During occupation, a resistance movement emerged in 1943, while Iceland declared independence in 1944; Denmark was liberated after the end of the war in May 1945.
The Real History of World War II: A New Look at the Past. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 9781402740909. Dildy, Douglas C. (2007). Denmark and Norway 1940: Hitler's boldest operation. London: Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84603-117-5. Holbraad, Carsten (2017). Danish Reactions to German Occupation. London: UCL Press. ISBN 9781911307495.
1936–1940 (to World War II) Neutral stance from Treaty of London until the Treaty of Versailles, after the German invasion and occupation of Belgium. Proclaimed neutrality in October 1936 and severed 1920 accord with France. Neutrality abolished again after World War II following the Battle of Belgium. A NATO member since 1949.
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World War II Norway Denmark United Kingdom France Poland Nazi Germany: Defeat. German forces occupy Denmark. 1940–1945 Occupation of Denmark World War II United Kingdom Soviet Union Hungary Nazi Germany: Victory. German forces withdrew at the end of World War II following their surrender to the Allies on 5 May 1945. 1940–1945