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World War II Officially Starts
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Norway states it's neutrality in the Russo-Finnish quarrel.
Italy again declares its neutrality. Norway, Sweden, and Denmark also proclaim their neutrality in the Russo-Finnish quarrel. -
Hilter prepares "Operation Weserubung"
Operation Weserubung was the code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign. -
Hitler invades Norway and Denmark; They surrender.
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Danish Resistance Movement
After the German's took over Denmark, they still let the government remain in power. -
Battle of the Denmark Strait
A Second World War naval battle between ships of the Royal Navy and the German Kriegsmarine, fought on 24 May 1941. The British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser HMS Hood fought the German battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, both of which were attempting to break out into the North Atlantic to destroy Allied merchant shipping. German victory. -
Denmark Jews Deported to Concentration Camps
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German Occupation
The occupying German army begins arresting members of the Danish police in Denmark's main cities, leading to the deportation of the Danish police. -
The British Operation Carthage
The British Operation Carthage, an air raid targeting the local Gestapo headquarters in the Shell Building in central Copenhagen, goes wrong and 125 Danish civilians, including 80 school children, are killed. -
Occupation of Denmark Ends
The Occupation of Denmark ends with Nazi Germany's capitulation to the Allied Forces. -
World War II Officially Ends.
