In human history, two of the most impressive disasters are World War I and World War II. In these two wars, countless people were displaced, their families were destroyed, and countless prosperous cities were reduced to ashes in the war. What was once beautiful turned into smoke in an instant, but the suffering of World War I and World War II for mankind is far more than that. As the initiator of World War I and World War II, Germany wanted to build a new order with war and destruction. Because of this, in the rumbling of artillery fire, many large countries were quickly defeated by Germany, and other small countries had no ability to fight back, and could only watch the thugs in their own countries suffer and suffer.
During World War II, Denmark was also a small country, bordering Germany and posing little of a threat to Germany. According to common sense, even if the country has little combat effectiveness, when a foreign enemy invades, the leader will certainly resist desperately. However, when a large number of German troops entered Denmark, the Danish king only symbolically resisted for 4 hours before surrendering completely. Because of this, the status of King Christian X of Denmark in the international community plummeted, and even instantly became synonymous with "soft bones" and "no species". However, the strange thing is that his practice has not been spurned by the people in Denmark, and the people of the whole country still support him very much, and even many people think that he is a national hero.
In fact, this is where the wisdom of the Danish king lies. At that time, Denmark had less than 20,000 military service. However, Germany, on the other hand, has a military population of more than 3 million, and even if it is fought against Germany with the strength of Danman, it is tantamount to shaking a tree with ephemera, and there is no chance of victory at all. Therefore, Denmark surrendered directly after only 12 people.
Since the German army had actually signed a non-aggression pact with Denmark before World War II, the dispatch of troops was even more unreasonable. In addition, there is no deep hatred between the two countries, so the German army did not exterminate humanity like the Japanese after entering the country, and killed people when they saw them. After confirming the sincerity of the Danish side's surrender, the German side allowed Denmark to maintain a high degree of autonomy, but Denmark must unconditionally cooperate with Germany's actions.
For such a case, Denmark is undoubtedly unable to refuse on the surface. But in private, the state quietly supported organizations such as the "Freedom Commission" and secretly stabbed the German army. In addition, in the land of Denmark, Hitler was also searching for and arresting Jews. To help the Jews get through it. The Danish side took the initiative to call on the people to wear the yellow six-pointed star symbol symbolizing the Jews, which effectively protected the Jews, so that less than 500 people were killed by more than 8,000 Jews in Denmark.
Although his approach, when viewed today, is indeed capitulationist. But the way for a small country to survive is like this, he let the people of the whole country live safely and normally, he is the hero in the hearts of the people.