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  1. Adolf Hitler

    German forces invaded Denmark and Norway

    Tuesday Apr 9, 1940Denmark and Norway

    On 9 April, German forces invaded Denmark and Norway. On the same day Hitler proclaimed the birth of the Greater Germanic Reich, his vision of a united empire of Germanic nations of Europe in which the Dutch, Flemish, and Scandinavians were joined into a "racially pure" polity under German leadership.

  2. The Holocaust

    Germany invaded Norway and Denmark

    Tuesday Apr 9, 1940Norway and Denmark

    Germany invaded Norway and Denmark on 9 April 1940, during Operation Weserübung. Denmark was overrun so quickly that there was no time for a resistance to form. Consequently, the Danish government stayed in power and the Germans found it easier to work through it. Because of this, few measures were taken against the Danish Jews before 1942.

  3. World War II

    Operation Weserübung

    Tuesday Apr 9, 1940Denmark and Norway

    In April 1940, Germany invaded Denmark and Norway to protect shipments of iron ore from Sweden, which the Allies were attempting to cut off. The operation lasted from 9 April to 10 June 1940.

  4. Adolf Hitler

    German forces invaded Denmark and Norway

    Tuesday Apr 9, 1940Denmark and Norway

    On 9 April, German forces invaded Denmark and Norway. On the same day Hitler proclaimed the birth of the Greater Germanic Reich, his vision of a united empire of Germanic nations of Europe in which the Dutch, Flemish, and Scandinavians were joined into a "racially pure" polity under German leadership.

  5. The Holocaust

    Germany invaded Norway and Denmark

    Tuesday Apr 9, 1940Norway and Denmark

    Germany invaded Norway and Denmark on 9 April 1940, during Operation Weserübung. Denmark was overrun so quickly that there was no time for a resistance to form. Consequently, the Danish government stayed in power and the Germans found it easier to work through it. Because of this, few measures were taken against the Danish Jews before 1942.

  6. World War II

    Operation Weserübung

    Tuesday Apr 9, 1940Denmark and Norway

    In April 1940, Germany invaded Denmark and Norway to protect shipments of iron ore from Sweden, which the Allies were attempting to cut off. The operation lasted from 9 April to 10 June 1940.