#IDedicateThisWeekTo The Danish Resistance.
With Trump& #FarRightMcConnell attacking #TheResistance ,mocking its meaning, let’s educate as to its origin!
The Danish resistance movements were an underground insurgency to resist the German occupation of Denmark during World War II.
With Trump& #FarRightMcConnell attacking #TheResistance ,mocking its meaning, let’s educate as to its origin!
The Danish resistance movements were an underground insurgency to resist the German occupation of Denmark during World War II.
Danish Resistance
9/8/43 The German rep launched plans to arrest Jews,sending a telegram to Berlin:”The time has come to turn our attention to the solution of the Jewish question."
Ordinary citizens all over the country offered refuge in churches,attics, &country homes&residences
9/8/43 The German rep launched plans to arrest Jews,sending a telegram to Berlin:”The time has come to turn our attention to the solution of the Jewish question."
Ordinary citizens all over the country offered refuge in churches,attics, &country homes&residences
Danish Resistance
.. Complete strangers walked up to Jews on the street to offer keys to their apartment. Medical staff hid more than 1, 000 Jews in Copenhagen hospitals.
On the night of the raid, Germans only found 284 Jews out of almost 8,000 in the population.
.. Complete strangers walked up to Jews on the street to offer keys to their apartment. Medical staff hid more than 1, 000 Jews in Copenhagen hospitals.
On the night of the raid, Germans only found 284 Jews out of almost 8,000 in the population.
Danish Resistance
The Jews were smuggled out of Denmark by transporting them by sea..to Sweden, a passage of approximately 10 miles. Some were transported in large fishing boats of up to 20 tons, but others were carried to freedom in rowboats or kayaks.
The Jews were smuggled out of Denmark by transporting them by sea..to Sweden, a passage of approximately 10 miles. Some were transported in large fishing boats of up to 20 tons, but others were carried to freedom in rowboats or kayaks.
Danish Resistance
Some refugees were smuggled inside freight cars on the regular ferries between Denmark and Sweden, this route being suited for the very young or old who were too weak to endure a rough sea passage.
Some refugees were smuggled inside freight cars on the regular ferries between Denmark and Sweden, this route being suited for the very young or old who were too weak to endure a rough sea passage.
Danish Resistance
The underground had broken into empty freight cars sealed by the Germans after inspection, helped refugees onto the cars, and then resealed the cars with forged or stolen German seals to forestall further inspection.
The underground had broken into empty freight cars sealed by the Germans after inspection, helped refugees onto the cars, and then resealed the cars with forged or stolen German seals to forestall further inspection.
Danish Resistance
September 1943, the 'Danish Freedom Council' was created. This attempted to unify the many different groups that made up the Danish resistance movement. The council was made up of seven resistance representatives and one member of SOE.
September 1943, the 'Danish Freedom Council' was created. This attempted to unify the many different groups that made up the Danish resistance movement. The council was made up of seven resistance representatives and one member of SOE.
Danish Resistance
The resistance movement grew to over 20,000. In the lead-up to D-Day acts of sabotage markedly increased. Though the D-Day landings were to be in Normandy, SOE believed the more German soldiers tied up elsewhere, the less that could be present in northern France
The resistance movement grew to over 20,000. In the lead-up to D-Day acts of sabotage markedly increased. Though the D-Day landings were to be in Normandy, SOE believed the more German soldiers tied up elsewhere, the less that could be present in northern France
The Danish Resistance
In 1944, the 'Danish Freedom Council' stepped up its efforts and more than 11 million copies of underground newspapers are published. That June, following a declared state of emergency, the entire city of Copenhagen goes on strike...
In 1944, the 'Danish Freedom Council' stepped up its efforts and more than 11 million copies of underground newspapers are published. That June, following a declared state of emergency, the entire city of Copenhagen goes on strike...
