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Author (s): United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC. Learn about the Jewish population of Denmark, the German occupation, and resistance and rescue in Denmark during WWII and the Holocaust.
The Danish resistance movement, with the assistance of many Danish citizens, managed to evacuate 7,220 of Denmark's 7,800 Jews, plus 686 non-Jewish spouses, by sea to nearby neutral Sweden during the Second World War.
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The German invasion of Denmark (German: Operation Weserübung – Süd), was the German attack on Denmark on 9 April 1940, during the Second World War. The attack was a prelude to the invasion of Norway (German: Weserübung Nord, 9 April – 10 June 1940). Denmark's strategic importance for Germany was limited.
- 9 April 1940 (6 hours)
- German victory
- Denmark
Jul 4, 2000 · David Mikkelson. Published July 4, 2000. Claim: When the Germans ordered Jews in occupied Denmark to identify themselves by wearing armbands with yellow stars during World War II, King...
- September 1, 1939. Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.
- September 3, 1939. Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
- September 17, 1939. The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.
- September 27–29, 1939. Warsaw surrenders on September 27. The Polish government flees into exile via Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them.
Timeline of Danish monarchs. See also. Notes. Further reading. List of Danish monarchs. Royal Banner of the Kings of Denmark (circa 1300s). This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the kings and queen regnants of Denmark. This includes: The Kingdom of Denmark (up to 1397) Personal union of Denmark and Norway (1380–1397)
May 4, 2015 · The German Occupation of Denmark, 1940-1945. May 5, 2015 marks the 70thanniversary of the liberation of Denmark from Nazi Germany, so the latest installment of American Chimera’s e-archeology project of digging up my old Manion’s International Auction House listings and Trendline articles features a special piece published in 2000.
