In 1940 the Germans needed to invade Norway. Operation Weserubung was necessary to prevent the British from occupying Norway, Narvik was an important port for the supply of Swedish iron ore the Germans needed. It is ice free in winter, wheras the Baltic is frozen. Denmark was between Germany & Norway & was occupied. Denmark was also needed to supply food for Germany.
It was an anti-submarine base
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because they did not want Jews in their society.
So they could capture them and send them to concentration camps
because they did noy like the Germans and wanted them out of the country. they also did not want the Germans taking over the country. they are a very patriotic country.
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In Number of the Stars, the Germans found out the names of the Danish Jews by looking at the papers in the Temple they go to. They are going to take them somewhere else. This is all on page 35 of your book.
Stalingrad
In Number the Stars and in real life, the Danes sank their own navy so the Germans could not use them.
The Danish army did not have the military capability to resist the German invasion in 1940. Denmark was also concerned about minimizing casualties and potential destruction to their country by not engaging in a futile fight against the larger German forces. Additionally, the Danish government hoped that cooperating with the Germans would protect the Danish population from harsh reprisals.
Anyone the Germans could capture.