Events from the year 1940 in Denmark. Monarch – Christian X Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning 9 April – Operation Weserübung takes place, beginning the...
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The German invasion of Denmark (German: Operation Weserübung – Süd), was the German attack on Denmark on 9 April 1940, during the Second World War. The...
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Operation Weserübung (redirect from 4/9 1940 Denmark/Norway)
June 1940) was the invasion of Denmark and Norway by Nazi Germany during World War II. It was the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign. In the early...
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decision to occupy Denmark was taken in Berlin on 17 December 1939. On 9 April 1940, Germany occupied Denmark in Operation Weserübung. The Danish government and...
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economy. Denmark remained neutral during World War I; Danish neutrality was violated in World War II by a rapid German invasion in April 1940. During occupation...
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1940 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1940. 1940 (MCMXL) was...
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Kingdom of Iceland (redirect from Union of Denmark and Iceland)
plenipotentiary for Icelandic affairs based in Reykjavík, and – after the German invasion of Denmark in 1940 – a regent was appointed. Because of the Kalmar...
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Statistics of Danish War Tournament in the 1940/1941 season. Source: [citation needed] Source: [citation needed] Source: [citation needed] Boldklubben...
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The history of Denmark as a unified kingdom began in the 8th century, but historic documents describe the geographic area and the people living there—the...
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In Jensen, Albert (ed.). Leksikon for det 21. århundrede (in Danish). Retrieved 25 September 2016. "Arbejderhistorisk bladliste 1931-1940" (in Danish)...
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actress Carl Boberg (1859–1940), Swedish poet and legislator Charles Boberg, Canadian linguist Einer Boberg (1935–1995), Danish-Canadian speech pathologist...
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The Danish resistance movements (Danish: Den danske modstandsbevægelse) were an underground insurgency to resist the German occupation of Denmark during...
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1980, the number of people of Danish descent, defined as having at least one parent who was born in Denmark and has Danish citizenship, has remained constant...
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The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney films Pinocchio and Fantasia. The top ten 1940 released...
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invasion of Denmark (1940) during World War II This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title German invasion of Denmark. If an internal...
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Greenland (redirect from Greenland (Denmark))
against Norway. Greenland's connection to Denmark was severed on 9 April 1940, early in World War II, after Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany. On 8 April...
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The Danish Social Liberal Party (Danish: Radikale Venstre, RV, lit. 'Radical Left') is a social-liberal political party in Denmark. The party was founded...
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Carina, which is the feminine of “loved” or “dear” in both Latin and Italian. Anna Karina (1940–2019), Danish-French actress Karina, or Elda Neyis Mosquera...
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Anton Castenskiold (1860–1940), Royal Danish Court Chamberlain, and wife Sophie Steensen-Leth (1870–1947), both belonging to Danish Nobility. They had five...
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OPROP! (category 1940 in Denmark)
OPROP! (Opraab! in correct 1940-Danish; Opråb! in correct modern Danish; transl. proclamation, exclamation) was a German airborne propaganda leaflet dropped...
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British occupation of the Faroe Islands (redirect from The British occupation of the Faroe Islands 1940-1945)
the German invasion of Denmark and Norway. It was a small component of the roles of Nordic countries in the war. In April 1940, the United Kingdom occupied...
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Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Ανδρέας; romanized: Andréas; 2 February [O.S. 21 January] 1882 – 3 December 1944) was the seventh child and...
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House of Oldenburg is a German dynasty whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia...
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Ulf Pilgaard (category 1940 births)
Ulf Pilgaard (15 November 1940 – 28 October 2024) was a Danish actor. Pilgaard was born in Skive, Denmark on 15 November 1940. The son of a priest, he...
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of Denmark applies. It consists of metropolitan Denmark—the kingdom's territory in continental Europe and sometimes called "Denmark proper" (Danish: egentlige...
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(1899–1977), Princess of Denmark through her marriage to Prince Axel Margrethe II of Denmark (born 1940), Queen-regnant of Denmark (1972-2024) This disambiguation...
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Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks Nationalsocialistiske Arbejderparti; DNSAP) was the largest Nazi Party in Denmark before and during the...
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of Jews in Denmark goes back to the 1600s. Although there were very likely Jewish merchants, sailors, and among others, who entered Denmark during the...
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William Wain Prior (category CS1 Danish-language sources (da))
the General Command. Before the Occupation of Denmark by Germany in 1940, Prior encouraged the Danish government to increase the strength of the army...
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the weapons of Denmark during World War II. This list will be for the Danish military as they were at the German invasion of Denmark (1940). You are welcome...
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