Film · Invasion of Norway
April 9th
9. april
The production
Released 2015
Denmark · Film
The history
9 April 1940
A Danish bicycle infantry unit engages invading German forces on the single day Denmark resisted occupation · 1940
- 🎬 Director
- Roni Ezra
- ⚔️ Campaign
- German invasion of Denmark
- 📍 Theater
- Scandinavia
- 🎭 Genre
- Combat, Historical Drama
- 🌍 Country
- Denmark
- 🕐 Runtime
- 90 minutes
- 🎞️ Perspective
- Allied
- 📺 Production type
- Film
- 🗺️ Battle
- Information unavailable
Synopsis
On the morning of 9 April 1940, a small Danish bicycle infantry company is dispatched to delay advancing German forces near the southern border, unaware their nation's brief resistance is already effectively over. The film follows the unit through the day's chaotic, doomed skirmishes.
Historical Context
Germany invaded Denmark on 9 April 1940 as part of Operation Weserübung; Danish forces resisted for only a few hours before the government capitulated to avoid further bloodshed, making it one of the shortest military campaigns of the war.
Historical Accuracy
Based on the real engagements of Danish border units that morning, though specific characters are dramatized composites.
Cast & Crew
Directed by Roni Ezra
Cast: Pilou Asbæk, Lars Mikkelsen, Bastian Kalhauge, Marijana Jankovic
Where It Fits in WWII
Positioned at 9 April 1940 within the Invasion of Norway phase of the war, as part of the German invasion of Denmark. This is entry 25 of 150 in the chronological archive.
- invasion of Denmark
- Operation Weserübung
- bicycle infantry
- 1940 capitulation
