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Okay, okay, I know the Danes "did" technically resist the German Invasion of 1940, but let's face it, the majority of their armed forces didn't do a whole lot and the country barely knew it was at war.

Furthermore the government had resisted rearming in order not to antagonize the Germans and was hoping to remain neutral througout the conflict.

Also, the lack of Danish resistance might have been the best option for the country. After all, what purpose would resisting the German invasion militarily serve other than to save some sense of national honor? Afterall there was no way in hell the Danish military could repulse the Germans. Perhaps more importantly what would that "honor" gained at being curbstomped by the Germans cost, both in terms of lives and the harsher occupation?

Anyhow, your task, if you choose to accept it, is to posit a Point of Divergence that would create the conditions neccessary for the Danish Government to militarily resist on a national scale, the German invasion of 1940 (without butterflying the invasion away). The closer to 1940 the better.

Even better if King Christian X establishes a free Danish government on the Faeroe Islands or something...
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