Talk:Denmark in World War II

Problems with the Frikorps Danmark part
The article states several times, that “the majority of the volunteers came from the German minority in Denmark” but as the article ALSO notes, only 1500 of the 6000 volunteers were of the German minority.

(The Danish Waffen SS contingent had a rather broad recruiting base. Some were Nazis, some were anti communists, some were looking for work and some were looking for adventure.)

Likewise, the article selectively quotes a Danish author about the relationship of the Frikorps to the general population. While the relationship might have been “ice cold” in 1943, at other times the relationship was different. In 1941 for example, when it looked like Germany might win the war, the Danish Waffen SS corps not only enjoyed official encouragement and support, but also had a far better relationship to the Danish society in general, than in 1943.

192.38.143.215 (talk) 14:15, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Dubious casualty figures
Right in the beginning of the article, it is stated that over 3000 Danes lost their lives during the occupation.

However, looking at the source of that figure, it’s immediately obvious that this figure involves everything from people killed during the post occupation Soviet bombing of Bornholm, people killed by Allied bombings, extrajudicial killings, etc. etc.

Heck, almost half of the 3000 killed, comes from Danish sailors who died during the war (1200). Its rather unencyclopedic and misleading to mix figures like this. I suggest that the sentence is either expanded and clarified, or deleted altogether.

192.38.143.215 (talk) 14:37, 20 March 2019 (UTC)


 * In the sections headed 'Invasion' and 'Hardship and the end the war' I have raised citation needs against stated casualty figures where none is given. I note that the article Casualties of World War II main table does not list any figures for military dead although this article states 16 Danish Army soldiers were killed (section Invasion) and 43 were killed or injured during the invasion in a later section.Cloptonson (talk) 13:19, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

possible sources (with care)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/20/a4000320.shtml <-- this would fall under Primary Source, but it may be backed up in other RS's with similar accounts - or, if used with some caution, might benefit the article, as there are no details about the British temporary occupation of Denmark 50.111.51.247 (talk) 10:40, 5 March 2021 (UTC)