What weapons did Denmark have when Germany invaded in World War 2?

Answer 1

This contributor is of Danish descent. The Danes were armed with bolt-action rifles, and they had the biggest helmets of any World War 2 combatant, but it did not help them in 1940. Germany needed specialized weapons and tactics to invade France, Belgium, Holland, and Norway, but with Denmark and Luxembourg they merely pushed aside the markers and rolled in. Yet, except for Yugoslavia, Denmark had the most effective resistance to the Axis of any occupied country. The British equipped the Danes with the STEN gun, the Welrod silenced assassination pistol, explosives, and other weapons of resistance. When the Germans planned to round up Danish Jews and send them to concentration camps, the Danish resistance learned of it and sent nearly all of the Jews to neutral Sweden by fishing boat in a single night. As the war turned against Germany, Danish resistance became more open. When Montgomery's army neared the German-Danish border in 1945, the Danish Army swung into action and expelled the Germans. Yes, this contributor is proud to be a Dane. Sorry I cannot answer the question more effectively, but perhaps another contributor can do it. The most recognizable weapon used by the Danish Army when Germany invaded was probably the Madsen machine gun.