During World War II, the Norwegian royal family united its citizens to resist German Nazi aggression. It was a good story in history. However, historical truth is not that simple, nor is it enthusiastic enough. The movie "The King's Choice" is about this history.
During World War II, the Norwegian royal family united its citizens to resist German Nazi aggression. It was a good story in history. As a result, the Norwegian royal family has received unprecedented love in the country until today.
The movie "The King's Choice" is about this history.
"The King's Choice" reproduces the expected performance of various characters in history and wars, and is quite satisfactory. Because of this, no miracle was added, and it seemed less vigorous. My only dissatisfaction with this film is the use of documentary techniques such as follow-up shooting. For historical films, this is very easy to jump off the scene.
Through "The King's Choice", my biggest gain is that I have a closer understanding of that period of history. In 1940, Nazi Germany was at war with Britain and France. The Norwegian life caught in the middle began to be sad, "You guys who beat you all want to drag me into the water for what they are doing. The First World War is not like this." Nazi Germany felt that Norway had an extraordinary strategic position, and its soldiers were oppressing the country, and Norway was in full force. The German Minister submitted an "ultimatum" to the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Although Norway is a small country with few people, the government has to face it. The alliance under the city is not signed. So, the German devils opened fire together by sea, land and air. Norway had nothing to fight against, and the situation immediately fell to one side. At this time, life is at stake, and a small country with few people can hardly afford to die. The Norwegian government wants to negotiate peace. But the Führer was angry. This group of shameless people, anyway, Oslo has been taken, find a new government that listens to me. The head of state believed that the king of Norway had the final say in the matter of the Kingdom of Norway. "My capital is the same, and your king is so embarrassed to call himself the king?" He instructed the German minister to negotiate directly with King Hakon VII. . At that time, the king's health was not very good, he was old and old, disaster was imminent, and he was hiding in Tibet, and his mood was not very good. With a bloody crown prince by his side, he clamored for war every day. The king remained silent, after all, the times are different, the 20th century. Moreover, he is regarded as unusual as a king. The Norwegian Parliament got it from Denmark 35 years ago. It is also a tradition in European countries to find kings from foreign countries, but since the 20th century, there has been the meaning of elected kings. The king’s attitude is actually very clear and simple. You ask me to be a prince, and I will be a good prince. Whenever you don’t overstep the thunder pool, it’s a matter of your government and parliament. I support you. Exercise power. Even if the result is not satisfactory, I have a big deal to quit this king. "Without authorization, no representation", the king regarded this as the legal basis of the kingdom. But the German minister was instructed by the head of state and saw the king only. The king couldn't do anything. He met the minister and dumped the evil fire he had accumulated for many days on the minister. In the end, the peace talks were still with the government. Both sides couldn’t talk about it. Nazi Germany let go and bombed. The king was angry, the government was angry, the parliament was angry, the citizens were angry, Norway declared war on Germany, and the country was subjugated two months later. . The royal family went into exile and led the resistance movement overseas until victory.
The king of Norway is known as a commoner king, and "The King's Choice" reflects it-the king and the crown prince do not even have a guard. How do you say it?
In "The King's Choice", I heard that King Christian X of Denmark, the eldest brother of Haakon VII, announced his surrender to Nazi Germany. Respected old man. After Denmark became a "cooperative country" of Nazi Germany, the king could have taken refuge in exile, but Christian X chose to stay with the people. He also spared no effort to help the Danish government gain a high degree of autonomy. He and the Nazis lied and committed snakes, secretly supported the resistance movement, not only instigated the Danish merchant fleet to defect to the anti-fascist alliance, but also promoted Iceland and the Faroe Islands under the former Danish rule to become the fulcrums of the Allied forces in the North Atlantic. Of course, the German occupation forces are not doing nothing in Denmark. They asked Danish Jews to wear the yellow six-pointed star sign. In response, Christian X said, first give me a badge of honor. Later, more than 90% of Danish Jews escaped Nazi persecution by crossing the sea to Sweden with the help of their natives and Swedes. But by August 1943, the German occupation forces had become intolerable to the Danish underground resistance movement and completely deprived the Danes of their autonomy. The black cloud was about to destroy the city, and Christian X stood up. The 73-year-old he rode around Copenhagen fearlessly every day, declaring to the people that the king is well and the motherland will live forever.
This is the responsibility of the king. As Hakon VII said, he must fulfill his oath of enthronement by his actions.
However, the heroic deeds of Christian X are not true. Although the story of the six-pointed star is widely spread, there are strong data that prove it to be false. According to data, the man who made this legend was a Danish businessman from the United States during World War II. The motivation is that the American public believes that Denmark is too obedient to the Nazis, and Danish businessmen want to reverse this bad impression. However, at least Christian X's visit to Copenhagen is true, and there is no guard, and it lasts throughout the entire German occupation period. He is indeed regarded as a symbol of Danish independence. In September 1942, Hitler sent a happy birthday to the king, and Christian X replied a few words to express his gratitude. The head of state was so angry that he cursed "I'm coming to Hebei Province." He thought the king was extremely rude and a scum. The "Telegram Crisis" seemed to be a turning point in Nazi Germany's attitude towards Denmark.
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