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William Wain Prior (July 18, 1876 – March 9, 1946) was a Danish Major General and the Commander in chief of the Royal Danish Army from 1939 to 1941. Before the Occupation of Denmark by Germany in 1940, Prior encouraged the Danish government to increase the strength of the army. These requests, however, were not accepted by the majority of the Danish parliament, who feared that increased military strength might provoke Nazi Germany.

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  • William Wain Prior (July 18, 1876 – March 9, 1946) was a Danish Major General and the Commander in chief of the Royal Danish Army from 1939 to 1941. Before the Occupation of Denmark by Germany in 1940, Prior encouraged the Danish government to increase the strength of the army. These requests, however, were not accepted by the majority of the Danish parliament, who feared that increased military strength might provoke Nazi Germany.
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  • 1876-07-18(xsd:date)
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  • Commander in chief of Royal Danish Army, 1939–1941
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  • William Wain Prior
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  • Copenhagen
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  • 1946-03-09(xsd:date)
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  • William Wain Prior (July 18, 1876 – March 9, 1946) was a Danish Major General and the Commander in chief of the Royal Danish Army from 1939 to 1941. Before the Occupation of Denmark by Germany in 1940, Prior encouraged the Danish government to increase the strength of the army. These requests, however, were not accepted by the majority of the Danish parliament, who feared that increased military strength might provoke Nazi Germany. When Germany invaded Denmark in 1940, he argued that the Danish army should actively defend the country, even when Germany threatened through the dropping the OPROP! leaflets to bomb the capital of Copenhagen. However, the Danish government did not agree to this, due to concerns that major Danish cities like Copenhagen might suffer the same destruction that other cities like Warsaw had just experienced during the German invasion of Poland. Prior continued as Commander in Chief of the Danish Army during the early part of the German occupation, and worked actively to prevent the Danish army from becoming involved on the German side during World War II. He resigned as Commander in Chief in October 1941.
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