British occupation of Iceland
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military
|
| gptkbp:commanded |
Colonel Robert Sturges
|
| gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:effect |
gptkb:Icelandic_economy
Icelandic society Icelandic politics |
| gptkbp:endDate |
7 July 1941
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British occupation of Iceland
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Iceland
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
infrastructure development in Iceland
introduction of foreign troops to Iceland |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
none (no military resistance)
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
German invasion of Denmark and Norway
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
prevent German occupation
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
Operation Fork
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
American occupation of Iceland
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
Icelandic sovereignty maintained
increased Allied presence in North Atlantic |
| gptkbp:startDate |
10 May 1940
|
| gptkbp:troopsLandedAt |
gptkb:Reykjavík
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Operation_OpIceland
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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