Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ọgụ ndị Royal Navy na Royal Marines wakporo Iceland (aha njirimara Operation Fork) mere na 10 Mee 1940, n'oge Agha Worldwa nke Abụọ. Ọgụ ahụ mere n'ihi na gọọmentị Britain tụrụ egwu na ndị Germany, bụ́ ndị na-adịbeghị anya, ga-eji Iceland mee ihe.
Denmark, nke dị na mkpakọrịta onwe onye na Iceland na nke buru ụzọ bụrụ onye isi maka iwu mba ofesi nke Iceland. Gọọmenti Iceland mere mkpesa, na-ebo ebubo na "e mebiwo nnọọ" nnọpụiche ya nakwa na "e mebiri nnwere onwe ya".