At the outset of World War II in September 1939, Denmark declared itself neutral, but that neutrality did not prevent Nazi Germany from occupying the country soon after the outbreak of …

Denmark was subject to German occupation during World War Two (1940-45). The Danish government cooperated with the occupiers to start with, but a resistance movement grew and …

Jan 7, 2019 · Denmark was about to pull off a spectacular feat—the rescue of the vast majority of its Jewish population. Within hours of learning that the Nazis intended to wipe out Denmark’s …

Sep 23, 2025 · For more than three years, the Danish government (which maintained significant autonomy) was able to protect Danish Jews. However, that changed after the Danish …

Oct 25, 2017 · In September 1943, the Gestapo arrived in Denmark and initiated a Nazi reign of terror that lasted to the end of the war. Some 6,000 Danes were sent to concentration camps, …

The German occupation of Denmark from 1940 to 1945 occurred during World War II, following Germany's invasion on April 9, 1940, despite Denmark's attempts to remain neutral.

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The Danish government expelled Allied diplomats, imposed strict press censorship, and in November 1941 signed the Anti-Comintern Pact. Denmark was forced to supply Germany with …

By the time they were having breakfast, they found themselves in the middle of it, and Denmark’s resistance, as little as it was, was already over. The German invasion of Denmark in World …

Many efforts to save the Danish Jews from harm began before the German leader Adolf Hitler officially ordered their arrest and deportation; on September 28, 1943, German diplomat Georg …