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Why did Germany allow Sweden to remain neutral and not occupy it as it did it Denmark?
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∙ 12y ago
Because they had been helping Germany: helped with the designs of panzers, had trained some of their officers, supplied them with raw materials.
AnswerNorway had a strategic importance to Germany so they used Denmark as a staging ground for the invasion of Norway, Sweden wasnt of any importance to Germany if it was Sweden would have been invaded. Answer"Because they had been helping Germany: helped with the designs of panzers, had trained some of their officers, supplied them with raw materials."We did sell them iron ore, but i doubt we did any of the other stuff you mentioned, here are some reasons.
Swedens own army during World War II was poorly trained and equiped(so Germany would be have been able to train their own troops better then Sweden could.
and when it comes to tanks the swedish tanks where nothing compared to the German ones, our best tank would be classed as a medium tank.
Wehn ti comes to why Germany didnt attack Sweden the answer is simple, they had planned to do so several times during world war II but they needed troops on other fronts so if Germany would have beaten the soviets Sweden could have been the next target.
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∙ 11y agoMainly because Sweden was neutral, and had resources that they were willing to sell to Germany- the big thing was iron and steel, which Germany badly needed. Plus, when Germany invaded the Soviet Union, Sweden (an ancient enemy of Russia's) provided some assistance and even allowed the Germans to use their trains.
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Why did the Nazi want Sweden to remain free?
Many countries declared neutrality in World War II; some of these neutral countries were occupied and/or annexed by Germany (e.g. Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway), and others were left alone (e.g. Sweden, Spain, Switzerland). The reasons why some countries were left alone are complex, but in general it's simply because the neutral countries were more useful to Germany as independent countries than as occupied countries. Occupying a country requires a lot of manpower and money, as well as resources, so it's cheaper not to occupy a country if you don't have to. Sweden was surrounded by German-occupied Norway on the west and German-allied Finland on the east (the Finns were forced to ally with Germany because the Soviet Union kept invading them in an attempt to annex Finland). South of Sweden was German-occupied Denmark, Germany proper, and German-occupied Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. So, Sweden was completely surrounded by Germany--there was no reason for Germany to occupy Sweden, too. Sweden also granted Germany certain rights in order to maintain its independence. For instance, Sweden allowed German war materiel to be transported from Germany to Norway and to Finland via Sweden; for this and other reasons, some argue that Sweden really collaborated with the Germans and was not neutral, properly speaking.
When did Germany occupy Albania Austria Belgium Byelorussia the Channel Islands the Crimea Czechoslovakia Denmark Estonia France Greece Latvia?
I know austria,belgium and denmark austria-1938 belgium-may 1940 denmark-september 1943
How long did it take Germany to occupy Greece?
It took Germany 24 days to occupy Greece.
What year did Germany occupy of the Netherlands belgium denmark and Norway?
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940 and lasted through May 8, 1945 .
How did German control of Norway Denmark and the Low Countries benefit Hitler?
Several ways. Germany's only seacoast is in the north of Germany, on the Baltic Sea. The only way out of the Baltic Sea into the Atlantic and all the oceans of the world is a narrow passage between Denmark to the south and Sweden and Norway to the north. The part of this passage lying east of Denmark, between Denmark and Sweden, is the Kattegat, and the part lying west of Denmark, between Denmark and Norway is the Skagerrak. In some place this passage is only a few miles wide. Control of Denmark by a hostile power would prevent German ships from reaching open water from their bases in northern Germany on the Baltic. Germany depended on her submarines to fight the Battle of the Atlantic, in an effort to starve Great Britain out of the war, Britain being an island nation dependent on imports arriving by ship just to feed her people. But the reason Germany attacked Norway was to secure the supply of iron ore from Sweden. Iron ore is used to make steel, and Germany had no large source of iron ore of her own. Germany was completely dependent on Swedish iron ore from which to make steel, necessary for almost all the weapons a military requires - guns, tanks, ships, artillery shells, and many, many other things. The Swedish iron ore comes from mines in northern Sweden. During the winter the northern Baltic is frozen, and the iron ore went out by railroad, going west from Sweden across the border into Norway. The trains carried the ore to a Norwegian port, where it was loaded on ships, and from there it went south down the coast of Norway, then turned left into the Baltic (through the Skagerrak and the Kattegat) and on to ports in northern Germany. Without this iron ore Germany would soon lose the war. The British realized this and planned to invade Norway to stop the flow of iron ore to Germany, but the Germans, nervous about securing this essential supply, also had a plan to occupy Norway. The two forces arrived at about the same time and fought over Norway for a time, until the Germans won and the British were ejected from the country. Norway and Denmark remained in German hands until the war was over.
What country did Germany occupy during the war?
Countries in Europe not occupied by German In WWII: Britan (Allied) Iceland (Allied) Switzerland (Neutral) Sweden (Neutral) Ireland (Neutral) Spain (Neutral)
What 3 countries occupy Scandinavia?
Norway, Sweden, Denmark
What three countries occupy Scandinavia?
Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Did Germany occupy Norway World War 2?
Yes. But not all of it.no it wasnt.Yes Norway was occupied by Germany in World War 2. Trust me this is real, I had to do a report on Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Poland, and Germany.
When did Germany occupy Denmark?
9. April 1940 - 5. May 1945
What did the German army occupy during World War 2?
Poland,denmark,Germany,Finland,and Norway
Why would the Nazis destroy Denmark?
The Germans did not destroy Denmark, but they did invade and occupy it. The reason was because Denmark is right next to Norway and Sweden. Sweden was neutral and was still selling iron to the Germans (and the Germans needed iron to make ships, tanks, and airplanes), so Germany had little interest in invading Sweden. Norway on the other hand, was a big target for Germany. Britain had plans to use Norway as a base for attacking Germany. Additionally, Germany wanted to use Norway as a base for submarines to attack the British Navy. Lastly, Sweden's iron shipments often went through Norway, and Germany wanted to make sure that this didn't change. So Germany made plans to invade Norway. In order to invade Norway, Germany needed to go through Denmark. So that's exactly what they did. Even though the Danish government knew that the Germans were going to attack, they chose not to deploy their military for fear that it would give the Germans a reason to attack (as Germany had done to Poland a few months prior). So when the German military invaded, they faced little resistance and the invasion only lasted about 6 hours- the shortest invasion of the war.
Why did Germany occupy both Denmark and Norway?
The Nazis wanted the mineral ore in their mountain near Narvik, Norway. They also wanted to block the passageway in and out of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. They certainly did not want people escaping from Denmark to Sweden since it is so close to Denmark. They failed at that. The Danes managed to get 700 Jews safely to Sweden. The Swedes welcomed them. Some Danes went there too but came back at the end of the war.
Why did the Nazi want Sweden to remain free?
Many countries declared neutrality in World War II; some of these neutral countries were occupied and/or annexed by Germany (e.g. Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway), and others were left alone (e.g. Sweden, Spain, Switzerland). The reasons why some countries were left alone are complex, but in general it's simply because the neutral countries were more useful to Germany as independent countries than as occupied countries. Occupying a country requires a lot of manpower and money, as well as resources, so it's cheaper not to occupy a country if you don't have to. Sweden was surrounded by German-occupied Norway on the west and German-allied Finland on the east (the Finns were forced to ally with Germany because the Soviet Union kept invading them in an attempt to annex Finland). South of Sweden was German-occupied Denmark, Germany proper, and German-occupied Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. So, Sweden was completely surrounded by Germany--there was no reason for Germany to occupy Sweden, too. Sweden also granted Germany certain rights in order to maintain its independence. For instance, Sweden allowed German war materiel to be transported from Germany to Norway and to Finland via Sweden; for this and other reasons, some argue that Sweden really collaborated with the Germans and was not neutral, properly speaking.
When did Germany occupy Albania Austria Belgium Byelorussia the Channel Islands the Crimea Czechoslovakia Denmark Estonia France Greece Latvia?
I know austria,belgium and denmark austria-1938 belgium-may 1940 denmark-september 1943
What and Norway occupy the Scandinavian peninsula?
Sweden
How long did it take Germany to occupy Greece?
It took Germany 24 days to occupy Greece.
