The Country That Fell in Just 6 Hours

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[00:00:00]Did you know one country declared war and was completely destroyed before the day ended? In April 1940, Nazi Germany prepared a lightning-fast invasion to control northern Europe. Before sunrise on April 9th, 1940, German troops attacked from land, attacked from land, sea, and air at the exact same time.

[00:00:20]Paratroopers captured bridges.

[00:00:23]Warships entered harbors.

[00:00:25]Bombers roared over the capital city of Copenhagen. Germany sent Denmark a brutal message. The Danish government realized they had almost no chance.

[00:00:35]After only 6 hours of fighting, Denmark surrendered.

[00:00:39]It became one of the fastest invasions in World War II history.