Iceland in World War II
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title:
Iceland in World War II
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At the beginning of World War II, Iceland was a sovereign kingdom in personal union with Denmark, with King Christian X as head of state. Iceland officially remained neutral throughout World War II. However, the British invaded Iceland on 10 May 1940. On 7 July 1941, the defence of Iceland was transferred from Britain to the United States, which was still a neutral country until five months later. On 17 June 1944, Iceland dissolved its union with Denmark and the Danish monarchy and declared itse
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland_in_World_War_II
date created:
2008-04-27T21:18:09Z
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2024-08-31T17:47:05Z
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