In 1943, occupied Denmark gave every person 250 g of butter a week. Free Britain gave 57 g. Germany gave 200 g of fat, all kinds together.
But Britain never rationed bread during the war (only from 1946 to 1948), and Danes had no real coffee at all from 1942.
Which kitchen would you pick?
▶ What soldiers ate: The Enemy Was Hunger (11 min):
All numbers: per person, per week, normal adult consumer, 1943.
Sources: Statistisk Aarbog 1946, Tabel 135 “Rationeringen 1939-46” (Danmarks Statistik) · Hansard, HC Deb 22 April 1943 vol 388 cc1844-50W (official German rations) · UK Ministry of Food weekly allowances · lex.dk “rationering”.
Photos: IWM D 2373, D 7958, D 11258 (Ministry of Information, public domain) · Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H26799 (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE) · Tomasz Sienicki (CC BY 3.0) · Lothar Spurzem (CC BY-SA 2.0 DE) · Leif Jørgensen (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Narration: AI-generated voice. Diagrams and the little guide are illustrations.
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In 1943 a Dane's weekly ration was 250 g of butter, a Brit's was 57 g. But Britain never rationed bread during the war, and Danes had no real coffee from 1942. Which kitchen would you have picked? 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇩🇰 Full film on what WW2 soldiers ate: https://youtu.be/RqeX82tMWeo
Nazis still lost 🤣🤙
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