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British occupation of Iceland
10 May 1940 · Reykjavík, Iceland
British forces landed in Reykjavík to deny Iceland to Germany after the occupation of Denmark and to secure North Atlantic routes. The Icelandic government protested but did not resist; from July 1941 the defence of Iceland was taken over by the United States.
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