Chapter 201: Occupation of Denmark

During World War II, the Allies formulated many plans, some of which were not implemented before the Germans took advantage of them. Other plans were contingency plans that were abandoned because the emergency did not materialize. In addition, there are plans that are devised purely to confuse the enemy.

For example, in the "R4" plan, the British are still boarding the ship, and the German envoy has arrived at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen.

I just waited for an hour but didn’t see the old Danish King Christian X. "When will His Majesty the King come over?" This was the third time he asked the attendant who came to serve him tea.

"Please wait a moment, His Majesty the King will be here soon." The attendant also said the same thing three times.

The German envoy shook his head, looked at the time, and showed an unpredictable smile on his face. "May I have your name?"

The waiter said respectfully. "Gitson, sir."

The envoy nodded. "Gitson, how about we make a bet? Your king will come running to see me in five minutes."

Ignoring the confused expression on the waiter's face, the envoy picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. "Actually, I don't like drinking tea very much. Just bring me another drink next time."

One point, two points, three points, four points... There was a rush of footsteps outside the door. The old King Christian X almost trotted to the living room with a look of fear on his face.

The German envoy smiled at the shocked waiter and stood up to greet the old king. "Your Majesty Christian, I'm so sorry. It seems that I came at the wrong time. Did I disturb you?"

"Mr. Special Envoy, what do you mean by this?" The old king didn't care about diplomatic etiquette and went straight to the topic angrily.

Just a few minutes ago, he received an emergency report that an overwhelming number of German aircraft had flown over the border between the two countries and were heading straight for Copenhagen. "Is this your country's undeclared war? Denmark is a neutral country!!"

The German envoy spread his hands with an innocent face. "Your Majesty Christian, this is not an undeclared war. I arrived here an hour ago, which means that our country declared war on your country an hour ago." At this point, his face suddenly darkened. "As for a neutral country? Your country has the nerve to say that it is a neutral country? Don't think we don't know that your country is wearing the cloak of a neutral country and flirting with Britain and France secretly? Is this the behavior that a neutral country should do?"

"I..." The old king was about to say something, but was interrupted by the special envoy. "Your Majesty Christian, our German intelligence capabilities are not just children's play; if His Majesty wants concrete evidence, I can also provide it, but then we will be on the wrong side and there will be no room for maneuver."

The muscles on the old king's face trembled a few times, and his expression changed several times. After a long while, he slowly asked. "What room does the special envoy have for you to say?"

The German envoy smiled slightly and his tone softened a lot. "Our Highness has said that as long as your country gives up resistance, you will still be the king and the cabinet will not be dismissed."

At this time, there were faint roars outside. Through the window, the old king saw a black dot appear in the distant sky. Just a moment later, another black dot appeared; the black dot became bigger and bigger, like a crescent moon. Approach slowly.

A shrill air-raid siren sounded over Copenhagen. Residents in the city first heard a dense buzzing sound, and then were horrified to find an overwhelming swarm of aircraft flying from the sky not far away. Some of you with a good eye have already seen the eye-catching Iron Cross logo spray-painted on the fuselage and wings of those aircraft. "Oh my God, it's a German plane!"

This huge fleet is roughly estimated to have at least 400 to 500 aircraft. These aircraft types include BF-109 fighters, mosquito bombers, Stuka bombers, IL bombers and JU-52 transport aircraft. These fighter jets and bombers flew by in neat combat echelons, and the visual effect was quite shocking.

"Why did the German planes appear here?! Did a war break out?" Looking at the dense fleet of planes overhead, the residents of the city almost jumped out of their eye sockets with horror, their mouths opened so wide that their jaws almost dropped to the ground. .

But before they could reach the air-raid shelter, the voice of the old King Christian X came from radios and loudspeakers everywhere. On the radio, the old king announced that "Denmark has accepted German protection and the Danish people must not resist."

The people on the street couldn't help but look at each other. Isn't this surrender?

But Danes are still very self-aware. After all, Denmark's total population was only over 3 million at this time, while Germany's total military strength exceeded 3 million. Denmark has not fought a war since 1868. It has always pursued a policy of neutrality. Its armament construction is limited to a scale that can maintain domestic stability. It currently only has a total strength of 20,000 people, and its equipment level is very backward.

It can be said that Denmark has no intention of building a strong army at all, because no matter how hard it tries to strengthen its army, it is not worth mentioning to neighboring big countries like Germany. So for the Danish defense at this time, it makes no difference whether there is an army or not.

So the people on the street returned to normal after a brief period of astonishment, shrugged their shoulders, and started pointing and talking about the planes in the sky.

A dozen of the transport planes were seen breaking away from the formation and flying towards the Amalienborg Palace. Soon, white umbrella flowers bloomed in the sky. The paratroopers who jumped down were probably a company strong, and they soon landed around the Amalienborg Palace.

As soon as they landed, everyone gathered at the gate of the palace. Since the old king had personally ordered it, the palace guards did not dare to stop them and let the German paratroopers enter the palace to establish a defense line at the commanding heights.

A captain led a squad of soldiers to the conference room where the old king was. "Excuse me, everyone."

The high-ranking Danish military and political leaders gathered in this conference room. The German captain glanced at them and walked straight to a middle-aged man. "Commander Hersogen, please." The middle-aged man was Admiral Hersogen Wedel, the commander of the Danish Navy.

In the original time and space, the German army occupied Denmark and prepared to take over the ships of the Royal Danish Navy. However, the commander of the Danish Navy, Admiral Hersogen Wedel, was unwilling to let these ships fall into the hands of the German army, so he ordered the navy to destroy the Danish naval ships. All the naval ships anchored in the port of Copenhagen sank to the bottom of the sea or were seriously damaged.

At the same time, several ships managed to leave the port, one of which was the coastal defense ship Nils Uuel. At that time, the officers and soldiers on the ship were heading to Sweden, but the ship was attacked by the German Air Force at sea. During the battle, the anti-aircraft gunners on the ship destroyed a German Air Force plane. However, the battle with the German army was obviously unequal. With no way to escape, the ship was sunk by the crew in the waters near Zealand.

Of the 54 warships of the Danish Navy, 32 sank to the bottom of the sea, and another 4 managed to go to Sweden and 2 went to Greenland. It was these ships that formed the exiled Danish Royal Navy fleet.

Adhering to the principle that mosquito legs are also meat, Yannick ordered the arrest of most naval officers, including Danish Navy Commander Herzoggen.