Kelbert Hawsing, 21:52, luned́ 23 gennaio 2012:
>>Well given the choice between the UK not getting vital
>>supplies and a third rate infantry division I think I'd take
>>the UK being inconvenienced.
>
> Fide Wikipedia, the German garrison in Norway was counted in
> hundred of thousands. Sweden is easier terrain, but larger and
> more populous. I doubt that one division would be anywhere
> near sufficient. Apparently even Denmark has a garrison of
> 200,000 troops.
>
> http://www.milhist.dk/besattelsen/ww2stat/ww2stat.html
Of course Norway and Danemark were more in danger of Allied
invasion than an occupied *Sweden.
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