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NATO was established on 4 April 1949 via the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty). The 12 founding members of the Alliance were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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.
Negotiations in London and Paris in 1954 ended the allied occupation of West Germany and allowed for its rearmament as a NATO member.. Twelve countries were part of NATO at the time of its founding: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
During World War II, Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany, but was eventually liberated by British forces of the Allies in 1945, [2] after which it joined the United Nations. In the aftermath of World War II, and with the emergence of the subsequent Cold War, Denmark was quick to join the military alliance of NATO as a founding member in 1949.
Map of NATO enlargement (1952–present). The history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) begins in the immediate aftermath of World War II.In 1947, the United Kingdom and France signed the Treaty of Dunkirk and the United States set out the Truman Doctrine, the former to defend against a potential German attack and the latter to counter Soviet expansion.
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
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 ...
Iceland severed ties with Denmark and became an independent republic in 1944; Germany surrendered in May 1945. In 1948, the Faroe Islands gained home rule. In 1949, Denmark became a founding member of NATO. Denmark became a member of the European Union in 1973 and signed the Lisbon Treaty in 2007.