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The Danish Solution: The Rescue of the Jews in Denmark 2003 documentary about the escape of Danish Jews to Sweden during World War II; Across the Waters, 2016 film based on the true story of Niels Børge Lund Ferdinandsen, who rescued the Danish Jews during World War II; Books. A Night of Watching (1967) a work of historical fiction by Elliot ...
People celebrating the liberation of Denmark at Strøget in Copenhagen, 5 May 1945. Germany surrendered two days later. Approximately 6,000 Danes were sent to concentration camps during World War II, [48] of whom about 600 (10%) died. In comparison with other countries this is a relatively low mortality rate in the concentration camps.
On 9 April 1940 Denmark was invaded by Nazi Germany and quickly surrendered. Most of the Danish Army followed the order to capitulate. Colonel Helge Bennike, the commander of the 4th Regiment based at Roskilde, believed that the order to surrender had been forced on the government by the Germans and that Sweden had also been attacked.
Sweden maintained its policy of neutrality during World War II.When the war began on 1 September 1939, the fate of Sweden was unclear. But by a combination of its geopolitical location in the Scandinavian Peninsula, realpolitik maneuvering during an unpredictable course of events, and a dedicated military build-up after 1942, Sweden kept its official neutrality status throughout the war.
The Oxford companion to world war II (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995) Elting, John R. Battles for Scandinavia (Time-Life Books 1981) Haarr, Geirr. The Gathering Storm: Naval War in Northern Europe, September 1939 to April 1940 (2013) Haarr, Geirr. German Invasion of Norway: April 1940 (vol 1 2012); The Battle for Norway, April-June ...
First Karl Gustav War (1657–1658) Sweden Denmark-Norway Treaty of Roskilde: Swedish Victory Second Karl Gustav War, 1658–1660 Sweden Denmark-Norway Treaty of Copenhagen: Danish Victory Second Bremen War, 1666 Sweden Denmark-Norway Treaty of Habenhausen: Danish Victory Scanian War, 1675–1679 Sweden Denmark-Norway Peace of Lund: Stalemate
Created in 1957, the Danish Frogman Corps traces its lineage in World War II and the British special-operations units that fought the Germans and Italians in North Africa and Europe.
Dano-Swedish War (1469–1470) [60] Location: Sweden. Sweden Denmark: Christian I fails to retake the throne Dano-Swedish War (1470–1471) (1470–1471) Location: Sweden. Sweden Denmark: Swedish Victory First campaign to Livonia (1473–1475) [61] Location: Unknown Sweden: Teutonic Order: Indecisive Tott's first Russian war (1475―1476) [62 ...