Invasion of Denmark and Norway

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Phoney_War
gptkbp:aftermath Allied counteractions
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Norwegian_government_in_exile
quick German victory
Danish government cooperation
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:historical_narratives
literature and films
artistic representations
memorials and commemorations
education on WWII
gptkbp:date April 9, 1940
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations condemnation by Allies
strategic reassessment by Allies
gptkbp:duration approximately two months
gptkbp:established gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:historical_context German expansionism
gptkbp:historical_impact NATO formation
Cold War dynamics
post-war reconstruction efforts
influence on resistance movements
shaping of Scandinavian politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Invasion of Denmark and Norway
gptkbp:impact displacement of populations
collaboration with occupiers
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Fritz_Todt
gptkb:Adolf_Hitler
gptkb:Erich_Raeder
gptkb:Wilhelm_von_Leeb
gptkb:Vidkun_Quisling
gptkb:Carl_Gustav_Emil_Mannerheim
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:naval_bombardment
gptkb:Blitzkrieg
air superiority
paratrooper landings
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Weserübung
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:German_occupation
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:resulted_in Norwegian resistance
Danish surrender
gptkbp:significance strategic control of the North Sea