Danish WW2 Pilots
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    Britain's Victory, Denmark's Freedom. Danish Volunteers in Allied Air Forces during the Second World War
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    Danish WW2 Pilots

Annette Augusta Schalburg

Annette Augusta Schalburg was one of the women of Danish descent who volunteered for the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. She served in the Women’s Division in Canada and Overseas.

Olaf Francis Poulsen

Olaf F. Poulsen was born in Ghent in Belgium in 1911, by a Danish father. He served in the Royal Air Force in England, Burma and Africa during the Second World War.

Danish Officers in Luftwaffe Service

Compared to the number of Danes who volunteered for Waffen-SS, a rather small number of Danish military and navy pilots joined the Luftwaffe. In all seven Danish officers volunteered, were accepted, and trained in the Luftwaffe. Of these six were trained