The last Nazis on Greenland were captured in October 1944, when American soldiers raided a hidden German weather station on the island’s desolate east coast and took dozens of prisoners. Within a year, Germany would be defeated and World War II would be over.

Greenland's strategic location makes it a focal point if there were to be a nuclear conflict involving Russia, China and the United States. U.S.

"All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland, where we already had it as a trustee, but respectfully returned it back to Denmark not long ago," Trump said.

The Americans have the Pituffik Space Base (pronounced Bee-doo-FEEK) in northwestern Greenland. Its 150 personnel run missile defense and space surveillance. Its location at the top of the globe, not far from the North Pole, allows its radar to detect missiles in their earliest moments of flight.

The president's push to gain control of Greenland, a Danish territory, has created anxiety about the future of the alliance throughout Europe.

“It’s very disrespectful.”

During a speech Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump said that he would not use force to take Greenland, an island the State Department says the United States needs to control to counter threats in the surrounding Arctic sea by Russia and China.

Greenland and Denmark have formed a united front to face down US President Donald Trump, momentarily setting aside the troubled history between

President Trump on Wednesday sent a message to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, telling him that his country “lives because of the United States,” days after the prime minister defended Greenland against Trump’s effort to acquire the island territory.

Explore the complex geopolitical dynamics surrounding Greenland as it grapples with U. S. ambitions and Danish control, highlighting the island's struggle for self-determination in the face of imperialism.

The United States has once again turned its attention to Greenland, this time not through official statements but through a viral meme.