Operation Ikarus

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Operation Ikarus (Unternehmen Ikarus or Fall Ikarus in German) was a World War II German plan to invade Iceland which had been captured by British forces in 1940. It was never realized.

The purpose of the British move was to prevent the German invasion of the island. In fact Hitler was not planning to invade at the time so instead it only encouraged him to do so. However the plan was not realized due to the delay of Operation Sealion and even though invasion was considered possible, defense was not.

[edit] See also

• Expansion operations and planning of the Axis Powers
• Operation Weserübung
• History of Iceland