Gerda: A Flame in Winter is now available on Nintendo Switch and Steam. Check out the link bit.ly/3BQ5pmW to know more. Gerda: A Flame in Winter is a narrative game published by DON'T NOD and developed by PortaPlay. The game takes place in a small village in Denmark during World War II and the German occupation. We follow in the footsteps of Gerda, an unexpected heroine, who will have to arm herself with courage and determination when her life suddenly changes and she finds herself, in spite of herself, caught up in the conflict. She will then try to navigate a much more complex world, now faced with perilous situations and difficult choices to make, while trying to stay true to herself. Intimate story inspired by real events told in the intimate setting of a small Danish village, from the point of view of civilians Available from September 1 on Nintendo Switch and Steam.
as a dane this is a big overstatement. there was surdenly no famine... there were rations yes, but the danish ocupation was one of the lightest of them all..the danish goverment held power for the first 3 years where we were autonamous. after 3 years the goverment itself stood down. the danish goverments was willing to go very far in its coroperation with the germans. and resitance was small by population, about 1%. and 1 % actively fighting for the germans out of political conviction on the eastern front. 98% just tried to sruvive. so what you are saying is a big overstatement. and i kindly ask you to do your own research.
Firstly, the proclamations which the Germans threw out over the cities, were not threats with destruction of the cities if Denmark did not surrender. It said that because of England and Churchill, Germany had seen the need to invade Denmark and Norway to protect them from England and that all resistance, against the German army would be useless. Second, the king did not flee. Yes, there were battles outside the castle, but the king were meeting with the prime minister, the foreign minister, the defense minister, the army chief and his son the crown prince at the castle, where they decided to agree to the German demands. Up until the end of the war, the king rode his horse through the streets of Copenhagen every morning, in defiance of the German defense forces, and became a symbol of peace and hope for the Danish people.
The Danish King stayed! He could have gone to England, but chose to stay with his people. The Danes protected their Jewish citizens better than other occupied countries. Very admirable.
Denmark played both sides, and even contributed 6000 men into the Waffen SS. Of all the occupied German territories, Denmark faired the best with the least amount of destruction and deaths.
Denmark itself contributed nothing to the SS, you might be thinking of the Frikorps, which was a voluntary grouo, and not officially supported in any way whatsoever. Furthermore the members of the frikorps were primarily already nazis, or were a part of the german minority in Denmark.
The most exciting part of the war with Danish eyes, must have been the total evacuation of the Jewish community in Denmark. This was one of the forgotten moments of bravery and sheer will to beat the beast, and we unfortunately lost 197 Jewish Danes to the nazi's, but 98% made it to neutral Sweden.
@charlesmartin1121 most of the 6000 volunteers died, but even more were arrested and put in camps for anti German policy. So what grand sheme are you taking about
they were doomed anyway . if they chose to resist the teutonics would genocide them like how they did to the baltics . a crusade would hunt every son of odin to the last . vikings were profiting from a period of european weakness but by the 1000s they were clearly losing ground fast to the feudal crusader countries . they actually saved their existence by deciding not to resist . the baltic was almost cleansed of its slav inhabitants by the teutonics during the baltic crusades . at that time the only ones who could really fight toe to toe with the feudals were the muslims and mongols , the vikings were simply outgunned and outnumbered
Gerda: A Flame in Winter is now available on Nintendo Switch and Steam. Check out the link bit.ly/3BQ5pmW to know more.
Gerda: A Flame in Winter is a narrative game published by DON'T NOD and developed by PortaPlay. The game takes place in a small village in Denmark during World War II and the German occupation. We follow in the footsteps of Gerda, an unexpected heroine, who will have to arm herself with courage and determination when her life suddenly changes and she finds herself, in spite of herself, caught up in the conflict. She will then try to navigate a much more complex world, now faced with perilous situations and difficult choices to make, while trying to stay true to herself. Intimate story inspired by real events told in the intimate setting of a small Danish village, from the point of view of civilians Available from September 1 on Nintendo Switch and Steam.
You have this mixed up with the Ukraine and Stalin, know as the holodomor.
as a dane this is a big overstatement. there was surdenly no famine... there were rations yes, but the danish ocupation was one of the lightest of them all..the danish goverment held power for the first 3 years where we were autonamous. after 3 years the goverment itself stood down. the danish goverments was willing to go very far in its coroperation with the germans. and resitance was small by population, about 1%. and 1 % actively fighting for the germans out of political conviction on the eastern front. 98% just tried to sruvive. so what you are saying is a big overstatement. and i kindly ask you to do your own research.
No one starved in Denmark during the occupation. Certain food items were rationed but others were not. There was more lack of food items in Germany.
Firstly, the proclamations which the Germans threw out over the cities, were not threats with destruction of the cities if Denmark did not surrender. It said that because of England and Churchill, Germany had seen the need to invade Denmark and Norway to protect them from England and that all resistance, against the German army would be useless.
Second, the king did not flee. Yes, there were battles outside the castle, but the king were meeting with the prime minister, the foreign minister, the defense minister, the army chief and his son the crown prince at the castle, where they decided to agree to the German demands.
Up until the end of the war, the king rode his horse through the streets of Copenhagen every morning, in defiance of the German defense forces, and became a symbol of peace and hope for the Danish people.
Also the king chose to wear the David star in sympathy of the prosecuted jews
@@aspirantdrummer True
@@aspirantdrummer so he didn't do anything for 5 years
@@vanjasoskic9454 "constitutional monarchy" son, rings a bell?
The Danish King stayed! He could have gone to England, but chose to stay with his people. The Danes protected their Jewish citizens better than other occupied countries. Very admirable.
Israel had a Six Day War, and in this case Germany had a Six Hour War.
Keep up the amazing and awesome work
💛 all your video's mate 👍.
Wow, I need to play Gerda right now
Denmark played both sides, and even contributed 6000 men into the Waffen SS. Of all the occupied German territories, Denmark faired the best with the least amount of destruction and deaths.
12,000 men actually.
Denmark itself contributed nothing to the SS, you might be thinking of the Frikorps, which was a voluntary grouo, and not officially supported in any way whatsoever. Furthermore the members of the frikorps were primarily already nazis, or were a part of the german minority in Denmark.
The most exciting part of the war with Danish eyes, must have been the total evacuation of the Jewish community in Denmark.
This was one of the forgotten moments of bravery and sheer will to beat the beast, and we unfortunately lost 197 Jewish Danes to the nazi's, but 98% made it to neutral Sweden.
I guess that offsets the large scale Danish collaboration with the Nazis then does it?
@@charlesmartin1121 that's not exciting. But treason
@charlesmartin1121 most of the 6000 volunteers died, but even more were arrested and put in camps for anti German policy. So what grand sheme are you taking about
This is actually disturbing
I imagine that this is how the invasion of denmark went
Wehrmacht: surrender, or get annihilated
Danes: oh hi, would you like some tea?
Can you cover the Merovingians and their battles please? God bless
My lil brother would want to see this he's interested in anything German and their history
Just a small issue with your headline. Denmark was never in a state of war with Germany 1940-45. You are reproducing memes LOL
Denmark has been in a war with germany Germany woke up 4 a clock then attacked denmark Then denmark lost real fast
From vikings to conquered in a day.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
If ur gonna fight win fast I guess
Christianity castrated the Vikings.
they were doomed anyway . if they chose to resist the teutonics would genocide them like how they did to the baltics . a crusade would hunt every son of odin to the last . vikings were profiting from a period of european weakness but by the 1000s they were clearly losing ground fast to the feudal crusader countries . they actually saved their existence by deciding not to resist . the baltic was almost cleansed of its slav inhabitants by the teutonics during the baltic crusades . at that time the only ones who could really fight toe to toe with the feudals were the muslims and mongols , the vikings were simply outgunned and outnumbered
It sounds more like you are describing the holodomor.
from marauding vikings to pacifists, would be cool to vikings haunting down nazis
All the real Vikings settled in England, Ireland and Iceland.
This is what happens when the vikings leave to take over other countries 🤷♂️
Haaaa finely something REAL 😁
German soldiers were hot .
First I guess
First
Classic denmark