The attack on Denmark was a breach of the non-aggression pact Denmark had signed with Germany less than a year earlier. An extensive network of radar systems was built in Denmark to detect British bombers bound for Germany. The invasion's primary purpose was to use Denmark as a staging ground for operations against Norway, and to secure supply lines to the forces about to be deployed there. The attack was a prelude to the invasion of Norway ( German: Weserübung Nord, 9 April – 10 June 1940).ĭenmark's strategic importance for Germany was limited. The German invasion of Denmark ( German: Operation Weserübung – Süd), was the German attack on Denmark on 9 April 1940, during the Second World War. (Zealand, Jutland divisions, & Bornholm garrison) To prevent German expansion, the United Kingdom invades and occupies both the Faroe Islands and Iceland while Greenland remained unoccupied under the possibility of seizure by the United Kingdom, United States or Canada
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