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World War II, and not least Nazi Germany’s use of Norwegian territory for attacks on the lines of communication between the Soviet Union’s Western Allies and the ice-free ports in Northern Russia, brought the Scandinavian countries closer to the centre of Soviet strategic interests in Europe. As the war in Europe drew to a close, the Scandinavian countries became part of Soviet planning for the post-war order in Europe.
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Cf. M. Dau, Danmark og Sovjetunionen 1944–49 (Copenhagen: 1969);
Cf. M. Dau, ‘The Soviet Union and the Liberation of Denmark’, Survey. A Journal of Soviet and East European Studies, 76 (Summer 1970) 4–81;
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For a more detailed discussion of Soviet policy towards Svalbard and northern Norway during and after World War II, cf. S.G. Holtsmark, ‘A Soviet Grab for the High North? USSR, Svalbard, and Northern Norway 1920–1953’, in Forsvarsstudier/Defence Studies, No. 7 (Oslo: 1993), which contains references to previous research.
Cf. M. Kitchen, British Policy towards the Soviet Union during the Second World War (London: 1986) p. 87.
O. Riste, ‘Svalbardkrisen 1944–1945’, in Forsvarsstudier/Defence Studies 1981 (Oslo: 1982), p. 32.
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Holtsmark, S.G. (1996). The Limits to Soviet Influence: Soviet Diplomats and the Pursuit of Strategic Interests in Norway and Denmark, 1944–7. In: Gori, F., Pons, S. (eds) The Soviet Union and Europe in the Cold War, 1943–53. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25106-3_7
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