German invasion of Denmark
type: Event
type: Q1656682
type: ConflictEvent
type: MilitaryConflict
type: SocietalEvent
type: Thing
label: デンマークの戦い @ja
label: Invasi Jerman di Denmark (1940) @in
label: Датская операция @ru
label: Německá invaze do Dánska @cs
label: Invasion du Danemark @fr
label: الغزو الألماني للدنمارك (1940) @ar
label: Invasione della Danimarca @it
label: Invado de Danio @eo
label: Danimarkako inbasioa @eu
label: 독일의 덴마크 침공 (1940년) @ko
label: Invasión de Dinamarca @es
label: Γερμανική εισβολή στη Δανία (1940) @el
label: Kampania duńska @pl
label: 德国入侵丹麦 @zh
label: German invasion of Denmark (1940)
label: Slag om Denemarken @nl
subject: Category:Battles of World War II involving Germany
subject: Category:Conflicts in 1940
subject: Category:Invasions by Germany
subject: Category:Invasions of Denmark
subject: Category:Battles and operations of World War II involving Denmark
subject: Category:Denmark–Germany military relations
subject: Category:1940 in Denmark
subject: Category:Military history of Denmark during World War II
subject: Category:Amphibious operations involving Germany
subject: Category:World War II invasions
commander: William Wain Prior
commander: Christian X of Denmark
commander: Thorvald Stauning
commander: Leonhard Kaupisch
territory: Denmark in World War II
territory: British occupation of the Faroe Islands
territory: Invasion of Iceland
territory: United States
territory: Germany occupies Denmark. 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
strength: 9 minesweepers
strength: Höheres Kommando XXXI:
strength: 527 aircraft
strength: 4 inspection ships
strength: 170th Infantry Division
strength: 198th Infantry Division
strength: 14,500 soldiers
strength: 6 torpedo boats
strength: 11th Schützen Brigade
strength: 7 submarines
strength: 3 minelayers
strength: (Zealand, Jutland divisions, &Bornholmgarrison)
strength: 4 air force squadrons
strength: 2 coastal defence ships
strength: (of the X. Fliegerkorps)
is part of military conflict: Operation Weserübung
place: Denmark
result: German victory
conflict: German invasion of Denmark
partof: Operation Weserübung
date: 1940-04-09
causalties: Uncertain (see [[#Casualties
casualties: Uncertain
description: 독일군이 1940년에 덴마크를 침공 @ko
description: Ataque alemão à Dinamarca em 9 de abril de 1940 @pt
description: toisen maailmansodan taistelu @fi
description: военная операция нацистской Германии против Датского королевства @ru
description: attaque allemande menée contre le Danemark le 9 avril 1940 @fr
description: najazd III Rzeszy Niemieckiej na Królestwo Danii @pl
description: 1940年ドイツのデンマークへの侵攻 @ja
description: serangan Jerman terhadap Denmark pada 9 April 1940 @in
description: Deutscher Angriff auf Dänemark am 9. April 1940 @de
description: German attack on Denmark on 9 April 1940
description: invasione della Danimarca da parte della Germania nazista durante la seconda guerra mondiale (9 aprile 1940) @it
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