Danish WW2 Pilots
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    Britain's Victory, Denmark's Freedom. Danish Volunteers in Allied Air Forces during the Second World War
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    Danish WW2 Pilots

Karl Lundshøj

Pvt. Carl Lundshoj served briefly in the US Army during the Second World War. He served with the anti-aircraft artillery in Los Angeles.

Erik Christian Haugaard

Erik Christian Haugaard volunteers for the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. He serves as an Air Gunner.

Danish Officers in Luftwaffe Service

Compared to the number of Danes who volunteered for Waffen-SS, a rather small number of Danish military and navy pilots joined the Luftwaffe. In all seven Danish officers volunteered, were accepted, and trained in the Luftwaffe. Of these six were trained

Danes over Normandy, 6 June 1944

Six Danish airmen were on operation in the skies over Normandy on 6 June 1944. Two were involved in bombing the coastal batteries, three provided fighter cover over the Channel and the beaches, and the last carried out an improvised reconnaissance mission.