Why did Nazi Germany invade Denmark?

The answer - as implied by others is NOT mono-factorial (decisions in general rarely are). read more

Germany invaded Denmark, with whom they had a treaty leaving Denmark neutral, under a plan called Operation Weserübung Süd, part of the Norwegian Campaign. Denmark was to be an important staging ground for the assault on Norway. read more

German invasion of Denmark (1940) The German invasion of Denmark was the fighting that followed the German army crossing the Danish border on 9 April 1940 by land, sea and air. Lasting approximately six hours, the German ground campaign against Denmark was one of the shortest military operations of the Second World War. read more