The Lueneburg surrender freed Denmark on 5 May; British troops reached Copenhagen the same day. The 350,000-strong German garrison in Norway laid down its arms on 8 May without fighting. Crown Prince Olav returned to Oslo on 13 May and King Haakon on 7 June.
Denmark is liberated; the Danish Resistance takes control of Copenhagen.
The German forces in Norway capitulate; the Home Front takes over Oslo.
The Channel Islands garrison surrenders aboard HMS Bulldog.
Crown Prince Olav lands at Oslo with the government delegation.
Ruge, Willi · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · sourceAnti-Semite graffiti and German posters on a shop in Oslo, occupied Norway during the Second World War. The graffiti proclaims (left to right): Jøde-parasitten skaffet oss 9de april (The Jew parasite got us 9 April) and Anders Beer Wilse (1865–1949) · Public domain · sourceAnti-Semite graffiti and German posters on a shop in Oslo, occupied Norway during the Second World War. The graffiti proclaims (left to right): Jøde-parasitten skaffet oss 9de april (The Jew parasite got us 9 April) and Anders Beer Wilse (1865–1949) · Public domain · sourceVeranstaltung der Germanischen SS in Norwegen (1941).Riksarkivet (National Archives of Norway) from Oslo, Norway · No restrictions · source
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