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The Telegram Crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Denmark and Germany in October and November 1942, during the German occupation of Denmark. The crisis was triggered by a telegram from King Christian X of Denmark to Adolf Hitler , acknowledging Hitler's congratulations on the occasion of the King's 72nd birthday on September 26, 1942.
The king's reply telegram was a mere, Spreche Meinen besten Dank aus. Chr. Rex (Giving my best thanks, King Christian). This perceived slight, known as the Telegram Crisis , greatly outraged Hitler and he immediately recalled his ambassador from Copenhagen and expelled the Danish ambassador from Germany.
From 1918 until 1944, Iceland was self-governing, but the Danish king (King Christian X) was the head of state of both Denmark and Iceland. The United Kingdom occupied Iceland on 10 May 1940 to preempt German occupation, turning it over to the then-neutral United States in July 1941, before the latter's entry into the war in December 1941.
King Christian X of Denmark in Masonic regalia. This is a list of monarchs who were Freemasons, and lists individual monarchs chronologically under the countries they ruled, monarchs who ruled more than one country are listed under the one they are most known for, or the dominant nation in a personal union (i.e. Christian X listed under Denmark and not Iceland).
However, Buhl's government is only lasted six months, due to the diplomatic incident, Telegram Crisis, in which King Christian X sent a short and formal reply to a long birthday telegram from Adolf Hitler, which was outraged by this insult. Also, Werner Best sent to Denmark as a new tough Nazi commander. As of result, Buhl was not friendly to ...
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50 Cent, Christian Combs. Getty Images(2) 50 Cent isn’t worried that Diddy’s son, Christian “King” Combs, attacked him in a new song. On Sunday, May 12, DJ Akademiks played a diss track ...
The King and Queen in Thorshavn during a visit to the Faroe Islands in 1921. On 14 May 1912, King Frederik VIII died suddenly in Hamburg, Germany, while returning from a recuperation stay in Nice in Southern France. Alexandrine's husband acceded to the throne as Christian X, and Alexandrine became queen consort of Denmark. [1]