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We are also at this moment occupying the Faroe Islands, which belong to Denmark and which are a strategic point of high importance, and whose people showed every disposition to receive us with warm regard. We shall shield the Faroe Islands from all the severities of war and establish ourselves there
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under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel William E. Law. The majority of the British personnel in the Faroes were stationed at VĂĄgar, mostly working on the construction of the airfield. Abandoned after the war, it was reopened as the civilian VĂĄgar Airport in 1963. Left-hand traffic was in force on
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More than 200 Faroese seamen lost their lives at sea during World War II, most due to the war. A monument in their memory stands in TĂłrshavn's municipal park. Several Faroese vessels were either bombed or sunk by German submarines or by drifting sea mines. Faroese fishing vessels harvested the sea
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expressing thanks for the kindness shown to them by the Faroese people during their presence. Approximately 170 marriages took place between British soldiers and Faroese women; the British Consul, Frederick Mason (1913–2008) also married a local woman, Karen Rorholm.
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in Europe, the occupation was terminated in May 1945 and the last British soldiers left in September. The experience of wartime self-government left a return to the pre-war status of an
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aircraft but an invasion was never attempted. Drifting sea mines proved to be a considerable problem and resulted in the loss of numerous fishing boats and their crews. The trawler
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conveniently by sea and air until the moment comes when they will be handed back to Denmark liberated from the foul thraldom into which they have been plunged by German aggression.
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In 1990, the Faroese government organised British Week, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the friendly occupation. The celebration was attended by
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for sale. At least one aircraft accident caused British fatalities. Five of a crew of six died in a crash of a British RAF aircraft on 9 November 1942.
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During the occupation, the Løgting was given full legislative powers, albeit as an expedient given the occupation of Denmark. Although in the
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Kurtzke, J. F.; Hyllested, K. (January 1979). "Multiple sclerosis in the Faroe Islands: I. Clinical and epidemiological features".
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and a Royal Marines band. Sir Frederick Mason, the former wartime British consul to the Faroes, was also present, aged 76.
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attribute to the presence of occupying British soldiers who were recuperating from multiple sclerosis on the islands.
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on the same day. On 12 April, the two Royal Navy destroyers arrived in TĂłrshavn harbour. Following a meeting with
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under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel T. B. W. Sandall, at Scapa Flow. Faroes Force was also equipped with two
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in TĂłrshavn, which served as the British military headquarters. A continuing reminder is the Faroese love of
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on 9 April 1940, British forces launched Operation Valentine to occupy the Faroe Islands. On 11 April,
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Lauer, K. (June 1986). "Some comments on the occurrence of multiple sclerosis in the Faroe Islands".
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increased in the Faroe Islands, something which American and German neuroepidemiologists such as
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Kurtzke, J. F.; Heltberg, A. (2001). "Multiple sclerosis in the Faroe Islands: an epitome".
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MinnisvarĂ°in, in honour of the 210 men who died at sea during World War II. Erected in 1956
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and the Danish Embassy in London, on 25 April 1940 the British authorities recognised the
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Faroe Islands Paper Money – British Protectorate, Faerøerne, 1.10.1940 Emergency Issues.
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arrived at TĂłrshavn. Colonel T. B. W. Sandall (the British military commander) and
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the roads of the island of VĂĄgar until the British troops left the Faroe Islands.
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The only airfield on the Faroe Islands was built in 1942–43 on the island of
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near Iceland and around the Faroe Islands and transported their catch to the
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British violations of the rights of neutral nations during World War II
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on the ships' sides for the Royal Navy to identify them as "friendly".
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At the time of the occupation, the Faroe Islands had the status of an
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The North Atlantic Front: Orkney, Shetland, Faroe, and Iceland at War
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with a mark indicating their validity only in the Faroe Islands. The
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embarked Faroes Force, consisting of 13 officers and 180 men of the
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Battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom
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The largest tangible sign of the British presence is the runway of
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was on passage to the Faroe Islands, escorted by the destroyers
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2005 Faroese stamp commemorating friendly relations between
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Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II
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seized all the ships under armed threat and moved them to
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World War II operations of the Western European Theatre
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Jacobsen, Óli (10 November 2010). "Sosialurin". Faroes.
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led to local autonomy within the Danish realm in 1948.
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The trawler Nýggjaberg, which was lost on 28 March 1942
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pilot Flying Officer H. J. G. Haeusler, aged 24, near
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was part of the British garrison and his 1956 novel
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Operation Valentine (film)
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Nordic states, 1939–1945
Denmark
WeserĂźbung
Denmark
Norway
Valentine (Faroe Islands)
Safari
Isefjord
Bornholm
Finland
Winter War
Continuation War
Silver Fox
Orator
Lapland War
Tanne Ost
Iceland
Fork
Norway
Altmark incident
WeserĂźbung
Denmark
Norway
Alphabet
Heavy water sabotage
Claymore

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