Following the enthronement of King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark this month, Tatler reveals the cold-hearted collaborationist lurking in the shadows of Denmark’s royal past
Nazi Germany began an occupation of both Norway and Denmark on 9 April 1940 in Operation Weserübung or Weserübung Nord as the attack on Norway was called. Norway opposed an occupation and managed to hold out for two months, partly with the help of the allies. 15,000 Norwegian refugees received military training in neutral Sweden. At the same time that the Allies wanted to use Sweden as a base for an attack on Norway.