At the end of WW2 the Soviets occupied a rather strategic Danish island.
It was a rather brutal occupation at that.
"Bornholm was heavily bombarded by the Soviet Air Force in May 1945. The German garrison commander, German Navy Captain Gerhard von Kamptz (1902–1998), refused to surrender to the Soviets, as his orders were to surrender to the Western Allies. The Germans sent several telegrams to Copenhagen requesting that at least one British soldier should be transferred to Bornholm, so that the Germans could surrender to the western allied forces instead of the Soviets. When von Kamptz failed to provide a written capitulation as demanded by the Soviet commanders, Soviet aircraft relentlessly bombed and destroyed more than 800 civilian houses in Rønne and Nexø and seriously damaged roughly 3,000 more on 7–8 May 1945. The population had been forewarned of the bombardments, and the towns were evacuated, but 10 local people were killed, of which 1 in Nexø. Also soldiers were killed and wounded. Some of them were Baltic allies of Germany fighting the Soviets to remain independent.
During the Soviet bombing of the two main towns on 7 and 8 May, Danish radio was not allowed to broadcast the news because it was thought it would spoil the liberation festivities in Denmark. On 9 May Soviet troops landed on the island, and after a short fight, the German garrison (about 12,000 strong ) surrendered."-from Wikipedia. *
Supposing however the Soviets keep the island.
Given its strategic importance it wouldn't be out of place.
After some agreement the locals are repatriated to Denmark.
Of course Denmark won't be happy, neither will the US.
But what's really to be done?
Would this have heated up the cold war? Would it still be Russian today? Possibly a still lingering source of contention?
*https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bornholm
It was a rather brutal occupation at that.
"Bornholm was heavily bombarded by the Soviet Air Force in May 1945. The German garrison commander, German Navy Captain Gerhard von Kamptz (1902–1998), refused to surrender to the Soviets, as his orders were to surrender to the Western Allies. The Germans sent several telegrams to Copenhagen requesting that at least one British soldier should be transferred to Bornholm, so that the Germans could surrender to the western allied forces instead of the Soviets. When von Kamptz failed to provide a written capitulation as demanded by the Soviet commanders, Soviet aircraft relentlessly bombed and destroyed more than 800 civilian houses in Rønne and Nexø and seriously damaged roughly 3,000 more on 7–8 May 1945. The population had been forewarned of the bombardments, and the towns were evacuated, but 10 local people were killed, of which 1 in Nexø. Also soldiers were killed and wounded. Some of them were Baltic allies of Germany fighting the Soviets to remain independent.
During the Soviet bombing of the two main towns on 7 and 8 May, Danish radio was not allowed to broadcast the news because it was thought it would spoil the liberation festivities in Denmark. On 9 May Soviet troops landed on the island, and after a short fight, the German garrison (about 12,000 strong ) surrendered."-from Wikipedia. *
Supposing however the Soviets keep the island.
Given its strategic importance it wouldn't be out of place.
After some agreement the locals are repatriated to Denmark.
Of course Denmark won't be happy, neither will the US.
But what's really to be done?
Would this have heated up the cold war? Would it still be Russian today? Possibly a still lingering source of contention?
*https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bornholm