 The Icelandic State Radio begins broadcasting .1939 Following the occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany, a national emergency government is formed under Sveinn Björnsson .194010 MayThe British invade, violating Icelandic neutrality .19417 JulyThe United States Army, still officially neutral, replaces the British occupation force .194417 JuneIceland becomes an independent republic, severing the last political ties to Denmark.
<meaning-changed>  The Icelandic State Radio begins broadcasting .1939 Following the occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany, a national emergency government is formed under Sveinn Björnsson .194010 MayThe British invade, violating Icelandic neutrality .19417 JulyThe United States Army, still officially neutral, replaces the British occupation force .194417 JuneIceland becomes an independent republic, severing the last political ties to Denmark.
 The Icelandic State Radio begins broadcasting .1939 Following the occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany, a national emergency government is formed under Sveinn Björnsson . |- |style="text-align: right;"|1940||10 May||The British invade, violating Icelandic neutrality .19417 JulyThe United States Army, still officially neutral, replaces the British occupation force .194417 JuneIceland becomes an independent republic, severing the last political ties to Denmark.