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German invasion of Denmark

German attack on Denmark on 9 April 1940

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Date: Date 9 April 1940 (6 hours)
Location: Denmark
Result: German victory
Territorial changes: Germany occupies Denmark. To prevent German expansion, the United Kingdom invades and occupies both the Faroe Islands and Iceland while Greenland remained unoccupied under the possibility of seizure by the United Kingdom , United States or Canada

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Commons category: Operation Weserübung-Süd
point in time: 1940-04-09

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