North Schleswig (parts re-annexed 1940)

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North Schleswig is a historically contested border region between Germany and Denmark, portions of which were re-annexed by Germany in 1940 during the Second World War.

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North Schleswig (parts re-annexed 1940) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border region
historical region
borderStatus fixed Danish–German border since 1920
borderTreaty Bonn–Copenhagen Declarations
borderWith Germany
South Schleswig
cededBy Germany
Prussia
cededTo Denmark
containsTown Aabenraa
Haderslev
Sønderborg
Tønder
country Denmark
currentOfficialDanishTerm Sønderjylland
hasEthnicGroup Danish population
German population
hasMinority German minority in Denmark
historicalEvent First Schleswig War
German re-annexation 1940
Schleswig Plebiscites
Second Schleswig War
historicallyContestedBy Denmark
Germany
Prussia
historicalNameInDanish Nordslesvig
linked to: Schleswig
historicalNameInGerman Nordschleswig
linked to: Northern Schleswig
languageRegion Danish
German
locatedIn Jutland Peninsula
Northern Europe
modernAdministrativeUnit Region of Southern Denmark
partOf Schleswig
linked to: Duchy of Schleswig
plebisciteDate 1920
reAnnexationContext Second World War
linked to: World War II
reAnnexationDate 1940
reAnnexationStatus de facto
not internationally recognized
reAnnexedBy Nazi Germany
returnDate 1945
returnedTo Danish administration
transferBasis Schleswig plebiscite Zone I
Treaty of Versailles
wasPartOf Duchy of Schleswig
German Empire
Province of Schleswig-Holstein
Prussia

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Altreich and annexed territories hasPart North Schleswig (parts re-annexed 1940)