Checking Records for More Info
As Lins, the spokesman for the German embassy in Denmark, said, the deceased soldier archives were crucial in finding out more about the pilot. So besides his name and the mysterious crash, what was his role? Why would be flying from the training base over that specific area in Denmark? There was more to this story.
Checking Records for More Info
History of Occupation
The German army crossed into Denmark in 1940 not just by land, but also sea and air. At around six hours long, it was one of the shortest military operations of the war recorded. Part of Weserübung Süd, the German operation for invaded Norway, they attacked Denmark, hoping to secure shipping from the city Narvik. Without the airfield outside of Aalborg, this plan would be doomed.
History of Occupation