How it all started

Germany invaded Denmark in 1940 and established martial law in little over two hours. The Germans were satisfied to rule Denmark from affair because Denmark was of little use in the war for them and Denmark was considered Aryan, ergo acceptable. Due to these reasons the Nazis viewed Denmark as a model protectorate. Although there was little and futile resistance at first, the Danes were infuriated that the Nazis invaded there home. This meant that the peace didn't last long. In 1943 money sent from London was used to fund a small resistance movement. Sabotages were starting to magnify and many clubs were formed. Some of the clubs that were involved were the Churchill club and the Borgerlige Partisaner, (BOPA). The Danish Freedom council call for more radical sabotages and anti German protests. By August there were bloody clashes between the Germans and the Danish citizens. This meant that the Nazis no longer viewed Denmark as a "friendly occupier". This caused the Nazis to scheduled the arrest and deportation of all the Jews on October 1 and 2, the Jewish new year.