Den Danske Brigade, også kaldet DANFORCE, var en militær enhed, der blev oprettet i Sverige den 15. november 1943. Den bestod af modstandsfolk og militært personel, der var flygtet til Sverige under besættelsen af Danmark.
Brigaden var en fodfolksenhed på ca. 5.000 mand under kommando af danske officerer. Uddannelsesniveauet for Brigaden var højt, men manglen på tunge våben gjorde, at dens kampværdi var begrænset. Den blev regnet for at være en allieret enhed, så for at kunne dannes og fungere i det neutrale Sverige, krævede det den svenske regerings godkendelse. Brigadens opgaver var primært bevogtningsopgaver - især grænsebevogtning.
Den 5. maj 1945 om formiddagen går Brigaden i land i Helsingør og marcherer mod København for at udføre sine opgaver.
Kilde: Den Store Danske (Gyldendal), Wikipedia
English
DANFORCE, in Danish: Den Danske Brigade, was a military unit, was established in Sweden on November 15, 1943. The members were mainly former members of the Danish resistance and military personel, that had escaped to Sweden during the occupation of Denmark.
It was an infantry unit of approx. 5,000 men under the command of Danish officers. The members were well trained, however, the lack of heavy armoury gave the unit little value during battle. It was considered an allied unit and as such the forming of the unit in the neutral Sweden, had to be approved by the Swedish government. The primary tasks were guard duties, mainly at the borders.
On May 5, 1945 the Brigade landed in Elsinore and marched towards Copenhagen to perform their duties.
Reference: Den Store Danske (Gyldendal), Wikipedia
