April 9th, 1940.
Denmark was not a strategic target in itself, but merely a stepping stone in the invasion of Norway. Controlling the Norwegian coast line was an important part of Germany's attempt to cut off Britain from overseas supplies.
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Absolutely , Germany's invasion of Denmark on 9 April 1940 .
Operation Weserubung , the invasion of Denmark , began 9 April 1940 .
Denmark and Norway
The German invasion of Denmark started on April 9, 1940 at 4:15am.
his reason behind the invasion was in order to protect their freedom and independence of those in denmark and norway but in reality he only wanted to build military bases on the coast to have a perfect attack at brittain.
The Nazis took over Denmark during World War II primarily because it was strategically important for controlling the Baltic Sea and blocking any potential Allied invasion. Additionally, Denmark had been neutral at the beginning of the war, but after Germany invaded Norway in 1940, Denmark's government felt compelled to surrender in order to protect Danish citizens from a full-scale invasion. Nazi occupation of Denmark lasted until 1945 when Germany surrendered.
Hitler thought it was very easy.
Germany used Denmark as both a base for the invasion of Norway and to keep northern Germany save from the allies.
If we are talking WWII then the motive was to use airfields in Northen Denmark as a stepping stone for the invasion of Norway (which in turn was invaded to control the Northern Atlantic)