Posted on 01/07/2026 2:48:05 PM PST by Mariner
Danish soldiers will be required to shoot first and ask questions later if the United States invades Greenland, under the army’s rules of engagement.
On Wednesday, the Danish defence ministry confirmed the existence of a 1952 rule requiring soldiers to “immediately” counter-attack invading forces without awaiting orders.
The defence ministry also said that the rule “remains in force” when asked about its status by Berlingske, a centre-Right Danish newspaper.
This week, Donald Trump, the US president, has repeated his intention to annex the Nato territory of Greenland, which he views as essential to US national security, including by military force if necessary.
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If Russia invaded Denmark would surrender without firing a shot.
Easy for him to say. He won’t be exposed to live fire from an overwhelming force.
One Danish rifle for sale: Never fired, only dropped once.
LOL. Calm down, everyone. The US isn’t invading Greenland. Btw, if the US actually did invade Greenland, Danish soldiers would not shoot first; they’d run like Hell (with all due respect).
There! Fixed it!
All 12 of them.
Royal Danish Army:
Size Active: 25,400
Reserve: 63,000
363 tracked and 257 wheeled armoured vehicles
Wouldn’t they need a huntin’ license?
It would be the greatest feat of Danish arms since they rolled over for the Germans in 6 hours.
We probably have more drones than they have people that would prevent them from asking questions later.
Excellent post—totally nailed it.
The U.S. already has a military base in Greenland.
Doesn’t that constitute an ‘invasion’ of sorts.
Fascinating Wikipedia article on that history:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_invasion_of_Denmark_(1940)
Ignore Denmark and go straight to the Greenlanders themselves and offer to give each one a million bucks. With a population of than 57k it would be a bargain at that price. Hell give them $5 million a piece it would still be cheap. I’m sure we can buy them out at some price point if that is offered to people directly. NOT to their government.
They mean like…… all five will counter attack on the new dog sled?
German invasion of Denmark in WWII was occasioned without respose from Danish military.
Have they not been watching news reports from Caracas, lately?
Guys.....don’t make us laugh.
LOL, if someone came to me and said they would give me $50,000 to approve the purchase by some non-totalitarian country for, say, The US Virgin Islands, I would absolutely say “YES! GIMMIE THAT MONEY!
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