What the records say
- When
- 9 Apr 1940
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 56.00° N, 10.00° E
- Description
- German attack on Denmark on 9 April 1940
Placed at the middle of the 2 countries Wikidata lists.
German invasion of Denmark (1940)
World War II military campaign
Nazi Germany invaded Denmark on 9 April 1940, during the Second World War. The attack was a prelude to the invasion of Norway.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Iceland takes full control of its foreign policy following the German invasion of Denmark”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Датская операция”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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