The British invasion of Iceland (codenamed Operation Fork) by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy and Royal Marines occurred on 10 May 1940, during World...

plenipotentiary for Icelandic affairs based in Reykjavík, and – after the German invasion of Denmark in 1940 – a regent was appointed. Because of the Kalmar Union...

Iceland's defence forces consist of the Icelandic Coast Guard, which patrols Icelandic waters and monitors its airspace, and other services such as the...

limited visits of belligerent warships and imposed a ban on belligerent aircraft within Icelandic territory. Following the invasion of Denmark on 9 April...

Kingdom of Iceland was occupied by the Allies during World War II, beginning with a British invasion intent on occupying and denying Iceland to Germany...

The recorded history of Iceland began with the settlement by Viking explorers and the people they enslaved from Western Europe, particularly in modern-day...

Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland, pronounced [ˈistlant] ) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...

The settlement of Iceland (Icelandic: landnámsöld [ˈlantˌnaumsˌœlt]) is generally believed to have begun in the second half of the ninth century, when...

German invasion of the island. The German plan was not realized due to the perceived risk of the operation, as even though an invasion of Iceland was considered...

dynasty 1630 invasion of Germany by Sweden 1627 invasion of Iceland by Barbary pirates 1627 invasion of Korea by the Later Jin 1625 invasion of western England...

The Icelandic Commonwealth, also known as the Icelandic Free State, was the political unit existing in Iceland between the establishment of the Althing...

On 1 August, Iceland became the first European country to close its embassy in Russia as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. The invasion prompted Ukraine...

between Iceland and the United Kingdom. Defence of Iceland Iceland in World War II (invasion) List of countries without armed forces Military history of Iceland...

The Nationalist Party (Icelandic: Flokkur Þjóðernissinna) was a minor Icelandic political party that espoused a limited form of fascism before and during...

Churchill had to describe a great military disaster, and warn of a possible invasion attempt by Nazi Germany, without casting doubt on eventual victory...

The economy of Iceland is small and subject to high volatility. In 2011, gross domestic product was US$12 billion, but by 2018 it had increased to a nominal...

area War of 1812, includes both a British invasion of the United States and a United States invasion of British Canada British invasion of Iceland during...

(literally, "the taking of Christianity"). The vast majority of the initial settlers of Iceland during the settlement of Iceland in the 9th and 10th centuries...

radius of 55 m (60 yd). The last remains of railway track were dismantled in 1940-1945 after the British invasion of Iceland during the construction of Reykjavík...

[ˈaːkʰʏrˌeiːrɪ] ) is a town in northern Iceland. Akureyrarbær [-ˌeiːrarˌpaiːr̥] ("town of Akureyri") is Iceland's fifth most populous municipality and the...

The Danish–Icelandic Act of Union, an agreement signed by Iceland and Denmark on 1 December 1918, recognized Iceland as a fully independent and sovereign...

demographics of Iceland include population density, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population...

The Icelandic financial crisis was a major economic and political event in Iceland between 2008 and 2010. It involved the default of all three of the...

(1942) – activities in Greenland. Ikarus (1940) – planned German invasion of Iceland in response to British Operation Fork. Juno (1940) – German naval...

Winston Churchill, covering the period from Caesar's invasions of Britain (55 BC) to the end of the Second Boer War (1902). It was started in 1937 and...

Iceland is an island country at the confluence of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, east of Greenland and immediately south of the Arctic Circle, atop...

his own ambitions, in connection with the invasion of Iraq in 2003. British Invasion of Iceland Deportation of the Danish police "The diaries: Quisling...

in Suðuroy and the Faroe Islands British invasion of Iceland Politics of the Faroe Islands The gravestone of the Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot Flying...

Kingdom of Denmark throughout the 19th and early 20th century. Iceland received a constitution and limited home rule in 1874. A minister for Icelandic affairs...

The Iceland national football team (Icelandic: Íslenska karlalandsliðið í knattspyrnu) represents Iceland in men's international football. The team is...