German invasion of Denmark
1940 · Event
German troops cross the border at 4.15 am; after two hours and 16 Danish dead the government surrenders, keeping its king, parliament and police.
On these timelines: Scandinavia, the Nordic World & the Viking Age, World War II, Master, Germany
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