The government had attempted to discourage sabotage and violent resistance to the occupation, but by the autumn of 1942 the numbers of violent acts of resistance were increasing steadily to the point that Germany declared Denmark "enemy territory" for the first time.
Den danske regering forsøgte at bekæmpe sabotage og andre former for voldelig modstand mod besættelsen, men i løbet af efteråret 1942 havde modstanden nået et niveau, hvor Tyskland for første gang officielt erklærede Danmark for "fjendtligt territorium".