Title: World War II by country
Content: 20 November 1940, and joined in the invasion of the Soviet Union the next year. When, in 1944, the government of Regent Miklós Horthy wished to sign a ceasefire with the Allies, he was overthrown by the Nazis and replaced by a government run by the hungarist Arrow Cross movement, which ruled the country until it was overrun by the Soviets in 1945. Iceland was a free state at the outbreak of war in personal union with the King of Denmark acting as head of state. After the German invasion of Denmark (1940), Iceland lost all contact with the King.

Title: History of Iceland
Content: and 95% in favour of the new republican constitution. Iceland became an independent republic on 17 June 1944, with Sveinn Björnsson as its first president. Denmark was still occupied by Germany at the time. Danish King Christian X sent a message of congratulations to the Icelandic people. Iceland had prospered during the course of the war, amassing considerable currency reserves in foreign banks. In addition to this, the country received the most Marshall Aid per capita of any European country in the immediate postwar years (at USD 209, with the war-ravaged Netherlands a distant second at USD 109). The new

Title: World War II by country
Content: Britain to the USA. The U.S. was not yet at war, but Iceland needed to be denied to the Germans. Iceland experienced an economic boom during the occupation, since many Icelanders took jobs working for the foreigners, and some say that "bretavinnan" (roughly, the British Jobs) provided some of the successes of the post-war Icelandic economy. On 17 June 1944, with American encouragement, Iceland became a permanently independent republic, and it cut all ties with Denmark. Despite being occupied, Iceland remained officially neutral throughout the duration of the Second World War. Icelandic air bases such as at Keflavík were important

Title: Denmark–Iceland relations
Content: Icelandic neutrality. On the day of the invasion, prime minister Hermann Jónasson read a radio announcement telling Icelanders to treat the British troops with politeness as guests. Following a referendum on 24 May 1944, Iceland formally became an independent republic on 17 June 1944. Since Denmark was still occupied by Nazi Germany, many Danes felt offended that the step should have been taken at this time. Despite this the Danish king, Christian X, sent a message of congratulations to the Icelandic people. Denmark–Iceland relations Denmark–Iceland relations are the foreign relations between Denmark and Iceland. Iceland was a Norwegian dependency since

Title: 1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum
Content: the first president. Björnsson had been regent of Iceland and the King's placeholder during the war years. He was the only president not elected directly by the people of Iceland. 1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum A referendum was held in Iceland between 20 and 23 May 1944. Voters were asked whether the Union with Denmark should be abolished and whether to adopt a new republican constitution. Both measures were approved with more than 98% in favour. Voter turnout was 98.4%, and 100% in two constituencies, Seyðisfirði and Vestur-Skaftafjellssýsla. The 1918 Danish–Icelandic Act of Union had granted Iceland independence, but maintained the

Question: From which country did Iceland become independent in 1944?
Answer: Denmark