British occupation of the Faroe Islands
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Operation Valentine, the British occupation of the Faroe Islands during the Second World War, began after Operation Weserübung, the German invasion of metropolitan Denmark and Norway. In April 1940, the United Kingdom occupied the strategically important Faroe Islands (part of Denmark) to forestall a German invasion. The Faroe Islands became part of the British Northern Garrisons, a chain of islands across the Atlantic Ocean, between Orkney and Iceland. British troops left shortly after the end of the war.