Word: denmark
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...their radios the Danes soon learned the reason: martial law was on; the time of German forbearance with Danish "stubbornness" was over; German military courts would deal summarily with offenders. General Hermann von Hanneken, Commander in Chief of German troops in Denmark, made the rules. He announced: 1) gatherings of more than five were prohibited; 2) curfew would begin at sundown; 3) use of telephones, telegraphs and mails were prohibited; 4) strikes were prohibited; 5) troops would fire on offenders without further warning...
...told, sat an old man with time to think of the last three years and wonder. The King had said he would step down if the Cabinet yielded to German demands. The members stood firm, were now, like their King, in "protective custody." The military was in full command. Denmark, like the rest of the Festung, was occupied territory...
...Argentina still trades with 40 countries, their colonies and dominions. They include the U.S., Britain, Bulgaria, Finland, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, France, Greece, Norway, Holland...
...September 1940 the Panzers had blitzed Denmark and Norway, the Low Countries and France. Adolf Hitler had capered in delight before the camera. Now he waited to caper again as the Luftwaffe battled across the Channel. In her darkest, grandest hour, Britain stood alone...
Skol to Skat. In the next few years the $10,000 multiplied into similar amounts to be invested in Skol companies in Norway, Denmark, Belgium, France and Austria. Then came England, where the Holland-Martin family (banking and foxhunting) helped him raise $100,000 for a really big Skol company. By 1938 George had made enough to come home and set up a U.S. Skol...