Judd Miller - Author
  • Home
  • About
  • Books
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • WWII: A Virtual Tour
    • WWII Home
    • WWII Chronology >
      • 1939
      • 1940 >
        • Dunkirk (May/Jun 1940)
        • Battle of Britain (Jul-Oct 1940)
      • 1941 >
        • Pearl Harbor (Dec 1941)
        • Battle for Wake Island (Dec 1941)
        • Java Sea Campaign (Dec 1941-Feb 1942)
      • 1942 >
        • Tokyo Raid (Apr 1942)
        • Battle of Midway (Jun 1942)
        • Battle of Guadalcanal (Aug 1942-Feb 1943)
      • 1943
      • 1944 >
        • D-Day (Jun 1944)
        • Battle of the Philippine Sea (Jun 1944)
        • Operation Market Garden (Sep 1944)
        • Battle of the Huertgen Forest (Sep-Dec 1944)
        • Battle of the Bulge (Dec 1944-Jan 1945)
      • 1945
      • Post-WWII
    • Special Topics >
      • Espionage
      • The Holocaust >
        • Sobibor
      • Militaries >
        • Canadian Military
        • German Military >
          • Heer (German Army)
          • Kriegsmarine (German Navy)
          • Luftwaffe (German Air Force)
        • Soviet Military
        • United Kingdom Military
        • United States Military >
          • United States Coast Guard
          • United States Navy
      • Special Operations >
        • Operation Creek (Mar 1943)
      • Vehicles >
        • Aircraft >
          • B-29 Super-Fortress
          • Mitsubishi A6M Zero
          • P-51 Mustang
        • Ships & Vessels >
          • Aircraft Carriers >
            • USS Lexington
          • Destroyers
          • Submarines
      • Weapons >
        • Atomic Bomb
        • Guns
    • Places >
      • Africa
      • Asia >
        • Philippines
      • Europe >
        • The Arctic
        • France
        • Germany >
          • Berlin
        • Greenland
        • Italy
        • Russia (USSR)
      • South America
      • Atlantic Ocean
      • Pacific Ocean
    • People >
      • Winston Churchill
      • Adolf Eichmann
      • Adolf Hitler
      • Franklin Delano Roosevelt
      • Erwin Rommel
      • Albert Speer
Home | Places | Europe |

Greenland in World War II

"Greenland is an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and Denmark, the colonial powers, as well as the nearby island of Iceland) for more than a millennium. The majority of its residents are Inuit, whose ancestors began migrating from the Canadian mainland in the 13th century, gradually settling across the island.

Greenland is the world's largest island (Australia and Antarctica, both larger than Greenland, are generally considered to be continental landmasses rather than islands). Three-quarters of Greenland is covered by the only permanent ice sheet outside Antarctica. With a population of about 56,480 (2013), it is the least densely populated territory in the world. About a third of the population live in Nuuk, the capital and largest city. The Arctic Umiaq Line ferry acts as a lifeline for western Greenland, connecting the various cities and settlements.

On 8 April 1941, the United States occupied Greenland to defend it against a possible invasion by Germany. The United States occupation of Greenland continued until 1945."

Source: Wikipedia
​
Books
Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
© 2015-2019 Judd Miller