States acted to guarantee Greenland's position. With the entrance of the United States into the war in December 1941, Greenland became a combatant. From...

Almost every country in the world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but only a relative few nations remained neutral to...

the United States and Canada to Great Britain during World War II to support combat operations in the European Theatre of Operations (ETO). The route was...

The American Theater was a theater of operations during World War II including all continental American territory, and extending 200 miles (320 km) into...

Denmark on April 9, 1940 gave that country a strong legal claim on Greenland in World War II. Because of its proximity to mainland North America and being...

during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every...

list of military operations conducted in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Greenland during World War II. Birke ("Birch") (1944) — German plan...

List of United States Navy and Coast Guard ships lost during World War II, from 31 October 1941 to 31 December 1946, sorted by type and name. This listing...

Denmark during World War II. It was located on the island of Greenland, which is currently an autonomous territory within the Danish Realm. In 1941, the Nordøstgrønlands...

the territory's western region. In World War II, the United States military used Bluie as a code name for Greenland, where they kept several bases named...

outbreak of the Second World War, having been under French administration since 1885. It played an important role in the war due to the presence of critically...

International Justice ruled in favor of Denmark. During World War II, when Nazi Germany extended its war operations to Greenland, Henrik Kauffmann, the Danish...

Brazil officially entered World War II on 22 August 1942 when it declared war against the Axis powers Germany and Italy. On 8 February 1943, the country...

provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War II: World War II, or the Second World War was a global military conflict that was fought between...

became militarily involved in World War II in January 1944, with the election of William Tubman, at which time it declared war on Germany and Japan. Before...

Special forces of Greenland: None, Defense is the responsibility of Denmark Greenland in World War II Administrative divisions of Greenland Municipalities:...

The Greenland Patrol was a United States Coast Guard operation during World War II. The patrol was formed to support the U.S. Army building aerodrome facilities...

When the United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany in September 1939 at the start of World War II, it controlled to varying degrees numerous crown colonies...

iron ore was an important economic and military factor in the European theatre of World War II, as Sweden was the main contributor of iron ore to Nazi...

[ˈkʌtˌhɔˀp]) is the capital of and most populous city in Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government...

Allied victory in World War II. Founded in 2000, it was later designated by the U.S. Congress as America's official National WWII Museum in 2004. The museum...

World War II and fought against the Allies. Its principal members were Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Empire of Japan. The Axis were united in their...

At the outset of World War II in September 1939, Denmark declared itself neutral, but that neutrality did not prevent Nazi Germany from occupying the...

Mexico's participation in World War II had its first antecedent in the diplomatic efforts made by the government before the League of Nations as a result...

When World War II broke out the United States Naval Construction Battalions (Seabees) did not exist. The logistics of a two theater war were daunting to...

Allied convoys during World War II by region. "Norwegian Campaign, World War 2 at Sea, April 1940". "Norwegian Campaign, World War 2 at Sea, April 1940"...

Bluie was the United States military code name for Greenland during World War II. It is remembered by the numbered sequence of base locations identified...

in the industry as "the Consumers' Bible". The company began selling to foreign customers after the American occupation of Greenland in World War II and...

outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Thomas Southorn was the Governor of the Gambia, having been appointed to the role in October 1936. In March 1942...

of travel. While Germany occupied Denmark during World War II, the United States controlled Greenland and built bases and airports. The airports were codenamed...