Has anybody considered the possibilities of a German and/or Allied invasion of Denmark and Norway in WWI? Was Germany less dependent on Scandenavian iron ore in the First world war than in the Second?
WI Churchill had convinced the British government of the need to cut off Germany's iron ore supply at the source, as he did in 1940? Given the slower communications of the time, the Allies probably would have gotten there first. Would the Germans respond as they did in 1940 OTL? Would they use the idle liners of the Hamburg-Amerika line as troopships? Would the Danes and Norwegians be better or less prepared to resist than in 1940? Would this be a burden or an opportunity (or both) for the High Seas Fleet? Bases on the Norwegian coast would have been just as tempting in 1915 as in 1940..
Any thoughts?
WI Churchill had convinced the British government of the need to cut off Germany's iron ore supply at the source, as he did in 1940? Given the slower communications of the time, the Allies probably would have gotten there first. Would the Germans respond as they did in 1940 OTL? Would they use the idle liners of the Hamburg-Amerika line as troopships? Would the Danes and Norwegians be better or less prepared to resist than in 1940? Would this be a burden or an opportunity (or both) for the High Seas Fleet? Bases on the Norwegian coast would have been just as tempting in 1915 as in 1940..
Any thoughts?