The Invasion of Denmark and NorwaySummaryHitler invades Denmark and Norway on April 8th and 9th for two reasons; he feels that Britain threatened the steel that came from Sweden by declaring help for Finland. Second, It provided a better base for German U-boats. A month later, on May 10th Hitler attacked the 'low countries.' The Netherlands, Belguim and Luxemburg all took less than 20 days to surrender. Lexemburg only taking 2. The BEF and French tried to defend Belgium but took too long.
Quote"not only bold, but one of the sauciest undertakings in the history of modern warfare." -Aldof Hitler
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Subjunctive questionIf the lower countries took more days to surrender what would have been the final result of this conflict?
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