Which country surrendered the fastest in World War II

Mondo Military Updated on 2024-02-01

Today, I saw a netizen asking: "Which country surrendered the fastest in World War II?" The answer is Denmark.

In detail: in order to secure several better ports for the German navy, the Germans declared war on Denmark and Norway in northern Europe at the same time. Denmark announced its surrender in a matter of hours. According to different statistical calibers, Denmark resisted for a total of 4-6 hours. After receiving the German ultimatum, the Danish king hesitated for several hours before announcing his surrender. The armed forces were also fully disarmed the next morning. As soon as many Danish people woke up, they heard that the Danish regime had changed hands. There were only a few dozen men on both sides during the whole process, and this was the easiest battle the Germans fought.

At the same time, Denmark's treatment was also considered the best among all the countries invaded by the German army, the Germans did not plunder Denmark on a large scale, and the Danish administrators, the order of social life remained basically unchanged. Therefore, the Danes did not rebel much against German rule. Even at the end of World War II, when Germany intensified its economic plundering of Denmark, the Danish resistance was mainly peaceful, similar to non-violent non-cooperation.

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