Reich plenipotentiary in Denmark

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The Reich plenipotentiary in Denmark was the top civilian representative of Nazi Germany in occupied Denmark, overseeing political control and coordination with German military and SS authorities during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nazi administrative office
occupation authority
aimsTo integrate Danish policy with German strategic interests
secure Danish cooperation with German war effort
appliesToJurisdiction Denmark NERFINISHED
German-occupied Denmark
appointedBy Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED
German Reich government NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
cooperatesWith German Wehrmacht command in Denmark NERFINISHED
SS and police leadership in Denmark NERFINISHED
country Nazi Germany
countryOccupied Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED
dissolvedFollowing German capitulation in Denmark in May 1945
endTime 1945
governmentType authoritarian occupation administration
hasAuthorityOver Danish central administration under occupation
implementation of German occupation policy in Denmark
hasJurisdictionOver civil affairs in occupied Denmark
political relations with Danish government during occupation
hasRole coordination with German military authorities in Denmark
coordination with SS authorities in Denmark
oversight of political control in occupied Denmark
representative of the German government in occupied Denmark
top civilian representative of Nazi Germany in Denmark
historicalPeriod German occupation of Denmark NERFINISHED
Nazi era
ideology Nazism
languageOfWorkOrName German
legalStatus extraordinary diplomatic and administrative mission
location Copenhagen NERFINISHED
notableEvent German occupation of Denmark in April 1940
officeHolder Cecil von Renthe-Fink NERFINISHED
Werner Best NERFINISHED
opposes Danish resistance movement NERFINISHED
originalName Reichsbevollmächtigter in Dänemark NERFINISHED
partOf German occupation administration in Denmark
civil administration of German-occupied territories
replaces standard diplomatic representation of Germany in Denmark
responsibleFor enforcing German interests in Danish domestic policy
maintaining German political control in Denmark
negotiations with Danish authorities
supervising Danish government under occupation
startTime 1940
subordinateTo German Foreign Office NERFINISHED
Nazi German government NERFINISHED
typeOfJurisdiction civilian occupation authority

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Besættelsen occupationAuthority Reich plenipotentiary in Denmark