EVENT INFORMATION

9
April
1940

Germany invades Denmark and Norway

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📅 9 April 1940 📍 Denemarken, Noorwegen

German forces occupied Denmark and invaded Norway to secure strategic sea routes and access to Swedish iron ore. Occupation brought collaboration, resistance, and coercion into northern Europe. This early expansion helped widen the conflict before the war’s imperial dimensions reached their full scale.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Christian X

Haakon VII

Norwegian and Danish civilians

Organisaties in dit Evenement

Nazi Germany

Denmark

Norway