What were the Cod Wars called in Iceland?

In Icelandic, they were known as Þorskastríðin, “the cod strife,” or Landhelgisstríðin, “the wars for the territorial waters.” In English, they were simply “the Cod Wars.”

Does Iceland have a war?

Iceland has never participated in a full-scale war or invasion and the constitution of Iceland has no mechanism to declare war. None of the Cod Wars meet any of the common thresholds for a conventional war and they may more accurately be described as militarised interstate disputes between Iceland and the United Kingdom.

How many Icelanders fought in WW1?

Although Iceland was not directly involved in the war, as the Danes—who ruled Iceland at the time—remained neutral, hundreds of Icelanders actually fought in the war. In fact, 1,200 Icelanders fought in the trenches of World War I. They were so-called Western Icelanders, Icelandic immigrants in North America, who mostly enlisted for Canada.

How did Iceland contribute to the Cold War?

Iceland's main contribution to the NATO defence effort, during the Cold War was the rent-free provision of the "agreed areas"—sites for military facilities. By far the largest and most important of these was the NATO Naval Air Station Keflavík, manned by American, Canadian, Danish, Norwegian and Dutch personnel.