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Denmark during World War II (1940 - 1945)
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- In this video I will talk about Denmark during WW2. The German invasion of Denmark was completed in six hours. That sure had its perks. Denmark during the Second World War experienced a relative light occupation compared to others countries in Europe. Yet, life was far from easy. In this video you'll learn about Denmark during WW II.
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Recorded on the 1th of March 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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My grandmother never talked much about her experience of growing up under Nazi occupation in Horsens, Denmark but the few things she would tell me would be German soldiers would take the majority of goods that my great grandmother would bake in her bakery along with being under curfew and saying that people would be shot if they were caught after dark. But one of the last things she would tell me was how her grandfather (my great great grandfather) was killed by German soldiers on his way biking home from work.
Sad story. Thanks for sharing.
My grandfather lived in Horsens during WWII. From what I have heard he joined the Danish Resistance and fought the germans as best he could. After the war he became a military police officer and moved to Sweden. He passed away from MS in 2004. I still have his helmet and an old grenade from the war.
Thanks for sharing your story. Maybe your grandmother knew my grandfather.
I’m very glad that you made a video on Denmark during WW2. My great grandfather was Danish Vice Admiral Aage Helgesen Vedel and was responsible for the scuttling of the Danish navy on August 29th 1943 so that the Germans couldn’t use the Danish navy for their war machine. As well my great grandfather was a Danish resistance fighter, even after he was arrested for the order to scuttle and was involved in the evacuation of the Jewish population. I hope you would’ve mentioned the scuttling but regardless I am happy that someone even made a video about Denmark during WW2, keep up the good work 👍
Thank you and thanks as well for your comment. Very interesting to read.
Respect to your grandfather!
Me Too, Hoperation Helga" In Aarhus was about my grandmother... And my grandfather was sailing convoy between England and Denmark, smuggling Jews and Information to England
Surrendering pretty fast was probably a sound desicion. With a lax occupation it's easier to form a resustance and also fight back if the occupational forces lose momentym. Also saving the jews would probably not have happened as well as it did.
Agree.
We did not fight directly, but many sailors left for England and signed up. On d-day around 500 danish sailors took part of the operation.
In cooperation with sweden Denmark raised troops from refugees and resistance fighters and planned to take back Denmark.
My great grandpa was part of the Danish resistance
That is so interesting to hear Jeanette! What did he told you about his experiences?
History Hustle my grandpa told me he was part of it, but i dont know anymore
That's well cool
That's well cool
Respect 🙏🏼
I am from Denmark, so I have knoown some of the story since I was very young. You could have elaborated a bit more on some aspects. Such as the battles between Danish and German soldiers in the early hours of April 9th 1940.The German forces were better equipped and much more numerous. The German surprise attack on Copenhagen and the main Danish navy port, forced the Danish Navy to scuttle many ships in harbour, so they did not fall in enemy hands. The Danish army and Air Force were comparatively small and used obsolete equipment; partially a result of a pre-war policy of trying to avoid antagonizing Germany by supplying the army with modern equipment.
Even stiff resistance from the Danes would not have lasted more than 5-7 days.
I am glad that you stress that tbe Danes DID NOT "support or collaborated with the German en masse... They did not! " and that Denmark, even when occupied, refused to discriminate against Jews.
Thanks for your reply. I agree. This is an older video in which I presented a broad overview. Today I would've make it more indepth.
The Danish Merchant Fleet, Greenland, and The Faroe Islands did not fall in German hands. So a lot of Land and Sea area of The Kingdom was on the Allied side of the Conflict.
But they did not join the Allied resistance, too many countries stayed "Neutral" during the second world war, how people look after their own under great times of need was very sad to say the least. We are better together against this kind of evil then on our own, i blame your countries politicians and weak leaders.
Loving your videos
Thanks
You learn something new everyday. Very good video and channel. Cheers!
👍
Interesting, the document at 2:15 seems to be a passport issued by Polish consulate in Denmark.
Yes indeed. The tag of the image said: "Polish-Jewish_passport_used_in_Denmark_up_to_March_1940,_holder_escaped_to_Sweden_during_the_war".
Its an often forgotten fact that most countries refused to hand over their jews - even Italy. It was only when Italy, Hungary, etc came under full and direct nazi control that jews were deported, so Denmark was nothing special here.If the nazi had toppled the king, Danish jews would also have been deported !
Yes, I think so. Bulgaria is another country that didn't hand over their Jewish people.
the difference of course being that italy, hungary and bulgaria weren't under german occupation and therefore didn't have to hand over any jews
Hi History Hustle, I am from Russia, almost all my relatives lost their one or several family memebers in WW2. My grandfather went until Berlin and came back with injured leg. But his older and 2 younger brothers were killed. Many mothers lost all of their sons and husbands. My grand grand mother refused to believe that his other 3 sons had died a d she was waiting for them untill her death like other millions of women. That was very sad period of time in our planet. 😔
I understand, thanks for sharing.
HH - are you familiar with "The Patriotic Traitors" (1972) by David Littlejohn? I am reading it right now. Recommended.
I'm not. I do know the author though.
can you use a noise cancelling microphone? its hard to hear you from the background noise.
Yeah I know. By now it's fixed. Thanks for watching anyway 👍
People making fun of France for losing over a month early in the invasion by Germany
-Denmark sweating on the background-
Altough I do have to say that Denmark was much smaller and had a much smaller army. France had one of the biggest armies in Europe.
My aunt and uncle was in the resistance, my uncle sailed jews to sweden and took part in weapon smugling
Thanks for sharing this.
I'm pretty sure I had a German-danish great grandfather so I think he was on the other side😐
My grandad was part of the resistance and helped evacuate Jews to Sweden
Thank you for replying.
You used the wrong map in the thumbnail
Please explain.
@@HistoryHustle You forgot North Schleswig, it became a part of Denmark after a referendum in 1920.
@@TheTownDrunk211 tru
I had read a book when i was 7
That the germans was very harsh
They were but compared to the occupation of Eastern Europe it pales I believe.
The picture of 2:51 was taking during the liberation
Interesting! If you know more about the picture please share:)
@@HistoryHustle The picture was taking the 5 May 1945 in the center of Odense. We can see the Danish resistance firing at Germans soldiers.
Most of the fighting during the 5 May was between Danish resistance and the HIPO, a police corps of Danes working for the SD and SS.
@@pandekage1233 i thought Danish resistance never shot any Germans during liberation
Red russian kinzer
They did
@@helpiamstuckonthismanshead3385 oh but thay did
It’s very great to know that Denmark didn’t tarnish herself with the Holocaust. Denmark doesn’t share the shame of France.
Ok.
It's true that Denmark saved 99% of their Jews, followed by Italy with 85%. For your information, "Mister I know better", France comes third with 75%. But I do agree, sad for the 25% who didn't survive.
good to hear the danish stood their ground against hatred.
Thanks for your reply.
a live in denmark and come from denmark
Cool!
@@HistoryHustle thanks
A sad time for us...
Yes.
In 6 hour war 50 people's were killed...
Love to cover that in the future!
some still call us weak for only last 6 hours. But at least we saved 90% of our Jewish living in Denmark
True.
Jesus. Fixing wind noise is not that big of a deal bra...
Ok bra.
sad to see no mention of operation safari and the deportation of the danish police and border guards.
It's an older video. If I would've made it today I probably would make it longer and more indepth.
@@HistoryHustle okay. I just put my feeling on how those events and others are forgotten in the wide world and barely know in denmark.
I hope at some point you may cover some of the things that happen
My Mother lived in Sonderborg and my Grandfather worked on the railway. Towards the end of the war many young Germans seaman were shot by SS units and the bodies floated in the Sound
Thanks for sharing this. Indeed, being under "light" occupation surely didn't mean it was light...
My great grandfather was German(I'm half Danish) so I'm pretty sure he was in the Danish free corps(Danish nazi police) or part of the German occupation force
Thanks for sharing.
My grandpa was 13 in 1945, and him and some of his friends were protesting the occupation and an SS officer opened fire against them and one of his friends were killed. He also claims they fired a rocket at him and i think it might be true
Thanks for sharing, must have been an intense experience. Luckily he made it out!
Should have been more prepared. 6k Danes died. The military should have been modernized.
Six hours. They lasted that long, eh. 🙄
The big bluff. My parents lived in Denmark through the whole WWll, and they and other old danes told me about the big bluff: Copenhagen population and government cooperated closely with NAZI germany, from 1940-43. Then the goverment suddenly flipped atumn 1943, recognicing that germany would lose the war. Danish government did never met justice after the war, like in the other countries, that have helped Hitler. They opened the treasury with billions for free, for the german army, and sent 100.000 unimployed young men to german work camps. Danish police were set in capturing jewes and sabotage groups, and sent them to concentration camps in germany. No glory here. After the war danish government were very busy, rewriting history. Jews paid 10.000 $ pr. person, to be sailed to sweden from Copenhagen Island, so no mersey here either, but big business.
ani body here that is danish
Are you? :)
@@HistoryHustle yes i am danish
me too
Me to
Me
Its prussia not prusia
Yeah
Coward country, 4 hours surrounding
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