Eighty-five years ago today, on April 9, 1940 (March 2, 1940 in the lunar calendar), the Nazis invaded Scandinavia. Nazi anti-aircraft guns invaded the clear skies of Norway On April 9, 1940, the German army suddenly crossed the Danish border and occupied Copenhagen, opening up a new battlefield in Europe. The Danes were unprepared, and the Germans marched straight in by land and sea without any resistance. A few hours after the invasion, Norway declared war on Germany and shelled four German warships sailing in the Gulf of Oslo. When Scandinavia fell into panic, newspapers in Oslo called on people to remain calm during the storm. "The situation in our country is very serious, but we should remain calm at this time." The German Luftwaffe cooperated with the invading forces on land and sea, but did not bomb. The plane distributed leaflets accusing Britain of drawing Northern Europe into war. The leaflet called British Winston-Churchill "the greatest warmonger of the century." Saying he was preparing to attack Norway and Denmark. According to the leaflet, the German intervention was only to protect these two countries. On the eve of Hitler's invasion of Norway and Denmark, the former Norwegian Defense Minister Quisling formed a traitorous government