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Posted on 06/17/2026 9:53:07 AM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70
Happy 17th of June, marking independence from Denmark in 1944!
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That’s COLD!....................
Wanna become Americans? Don’t say it too loud.
Happy 17th to a great little country, with the curse and blessings of so many volcanoes. Without them they’d be safer, and without them they wouldn’t have the vast geothermal resources to make their electricity.
Great country, definitely worth a visit. (I took family there last summer.)
The fact that they declared independence while Denmark was still occupied seems tacky to me. Interestingly, Iceland was neutral during the war, though occupied by the Brits.
We visited in the winter just before Christmas and it was wonderful - super cold, lots of snow, lots of sun. We saw the volcanoes, walked along the continental divide in a massive blizzard, visited museums, including the excellent Saga Museum, and art galleries, saw the original Geysir which literally gave its name to all geysers everywhere. Lots of cool stuff to see. Food was pretty good. And because it has only been settled for less than 3,000 years, there’s a lot of history. We never saw a police person the entire time we were there including in the airport.
Very surprising date — 11 days after the D-Day invasion during the throes of WWII.
Actually, I think they were indepenent of most governmental functions since about 1917. Denmark retained sovereignty only for foreign affairs until ‘44. At least that’s my general collection.
Correct, Iceland was in a personal union with Denmark, meaning that it was autonomous but shared a sovereign. Independence was in the works for over a decade and 1943-1944 was the window. So, it was not irregular, but my thought (as an American with no real knowledge of the dynamics) is that the separation could have waited till after the war.
Thanks for the specifics. I used to have a better recollection of them, but I left there ~50 years ago.
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