Denmark
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- …1939Denmark
- simplified version (without arms)
Course of events
- 23 August 1939
Neutral / non-belligerent
Neutral; non-aggression pact with Germany (May 1939).
- 9 April 1940
Occupied by the Axis
Occupied on 9 April 1940; Danish government continued under German supervision until August 1943.
- 5 May 1945
Liberated
German forces in Denmark surrendered (effective 5 May 1945).
Events involving this country
Data completeness: borders c. 1938, status at country level; occupation zones, annexations and front lines as approximate snapshots. Units and offensives: selected, incomplete sets; archive: only items with a confirmed licence, still being added.