Allied occupation of Iceland

Occupation of Iceland
Part of World War II
Occupation of Iceland, July 1941: Seen from the quarterdeck of the U.S. Navy battleship USS New York (BB-34), U.S. Atlantic Fleet Ships steam out of Reykjavik harbour, Iceland at the time of the initial U.S. occupation in early July 1941.
Date 10 May 1940 – 16 June 1941 (UK & Canada) 16 June 1941 – 1945 (US) Location Iceland Result British occupation for the duration of the war Icelandic cooperation with Allied war effort
Belligerents
United Kingdom  Canada  United States	Kingdom of Iceland (until 1944)  Republic of Iceland (from 1944)
Commanders and leaders
George Lammie L. F. Page John Marston	Hermann Jónasson Einar Arnalds
Strength
22,000 British Army 2,659 Canadian Army 3,908 U.S. Marines 25 U.S. Navy ships 40,000 U.S. Army

The Occupation of Iceland during World War II began with a British invasion intent on occupying and denying Iceland to Germany. The military operation codenamed Operation Fork was conducted by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. In time, the British forces were replaced by Canadian and later American forces, despite that the United States was not yet in the war.