Conspiracy, Guilt and Rationality: The Memory and History of the German Military Occupation of Denmark on 9 April 1940

Abstract

The German Military Occupation of Denmark 9. April 1940 was undertaken as a surprise attack and met very short Danish military resistance. It created for long debates, juridical encounters and dicussuions regarding future Danish military policy. Historical analyses did not became dominant before after the cold war.
Translated title of the contributionKonspiration, skyld og rationalitet. Erindring og historie for den tyske militære besættelse af Danmark 9. april 1940
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNorthern European Overture to War 1939-1941. From Memel to Barbarossa
EditorsMichael H Clemmesen, Marcus S Faulkner
Number of pages26
Place of PublicationLeiden
PublisherBrill
Publication dateMay 2013
Pages465-490
ISBN (Print)9789004249080
Publication statusPublished - May 2013
SeriesHistory of Warfare
Volume87
ISSN1385-7827

Keywords

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • History
  • German Military

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