With the back to the (Atlantic) wall Denmark during the Cold War

The contribution by Thomas Wegener Friis, Władysław
Bułhak and Dieter Kollmer turns towards the transition from
the Second World War to the Cold War. With the new frontline
against the East the German fortifications facing the North Sea
and Britain were only of little use. However, other remains of
the German occupation were still of interest to the Danish
armed forces. For instance, Bangsbo Fort in Frederikshavn
could still be used as well as, and even more so, the large number
of airfields built for the Wehrmacht Luftwaffe. The airfields
had been active throughout the war as part of the German
defence against the Allied bomber campaign. The German
air planes, which the Danish army was eager to take over,
were destroyed by the British right away. The airfields could
not be as easily destroyed, therefore most of the eight airbases
(Karup, Skrydstrup, Aalborg, Tirstrup, Vandel, Værløse, Kastrup,
and Avnø), which the Danish air force used in the 1950’s,
were inherited from the Wehrmacht Luftwaffe.
In most other respects, however, the international scene
changed, and the article examines the change of military scenarios,
the important role of intelligence, and the new military
threats. As the West Coast of Jutland no longer constituted
a possible frontline of war, the western parts of Denmark
lost their military significance, and new fortifications,
such as the forts on Langeland and Stevns, and NATO depots
to supply Allied troops were established. Danger was now
perceived to come from the Baltic Sea, from the Soviet Union
and its Warsaw Pact allies. During the Cold War, the geopolitical
setup in Northern Europe changed Denmark, however,
still on the potential frontline.