Faroe Islands with the foundation of political parties of the Faroe Islands. In the first year of World War II, on 12 April 1940, British troops occupied the Faroe Islands, shortly after the Operation Weserübung with the Nazi German invasion of Denmark on 9 April 1940. In 1942–1943 the British Royal Engineers, under the leadership of Lt. Col. William Law MC, built the only airport in the Faroe Islands, Vágar Airport. Control of the islands reverted to Denmark following the war, but Danish rule had been undermined, and Iceland's independence served as a precedent for many Faroese. The Faroese independence referendum, 1946
Faroe Islands Cup no longer exist. Faroe Islands Cup The Faroe Islands Cup () is the main football cup competition in the Faroe Islands. The first edition was played in 1955. The first decade of the competition was marked by the alternance of titles between HB and TB. In subsequent editions, teams like B36, KÍ and currently inactive GÍ were also champions, but not enough to approach the number of titles of HB. However, in recent years, the cup has been dominated by EB/Streymur and Víkingur, which alternated titles for nine editions and have already made 3 finals (all won by Víkingur). The