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- The Danish resistance movement, with the assistance of many Danish citizens, managed to evacuate 7,220 of Denmark's 7,800 Jews, plus 686 non-Jewish spouses, by sea to nearby neutral Sweden during the Second World War.
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The Danish resistance movements (Danish: Den danske modstandsbevægelse) were an underground insurgency to resist the German occupation of Denmark during World War II.
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Up to 1943, the Germans within Denmark had had a relatively easy time for an occupying force. However, sabotage within Denmark led to a more marked hardening of attitude by the Germans. The arrest of resistance suspects usually led to strikes. This led to more arrests for civil disobedience, which caused more strikes.
By August 1943, the situation had become so bad, that the Germans sent the Danish government an ultimatum they were to declare a state of emergency and they were to condemn to death all captured saboteurs. The government refused to do this and resigned. The Germans responded by formally seizing power and, legally, Denmark became an occupied countr...
In 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. The resistance movement grew to over 20,000 and in the lead-up to D-Day acts of sabotage markedly increased. Thou...
The Danish Resistance used the countrys proximity to Sweden to great effect. Stockholm became an actual base for the Danish Resistance. Here they were far safer than in Denmark but they could easily get back to their country. The sea route also allowed the Danish Resistance to get out of the country over 7,000 of Denmarks 8,000 Jews. Because of th...
The Danish Resistance Movement was the civilian retaliation to the German occupation of Denmark. The resistance movement was consisted of multiple resistance groups, who were further divided into smaller action groups of 5-7 men.
The Danish resistance movement, assisted by many ordinary citizens, coordinated the flight of some 7,200 Jews to safety in nearby neutral Sweden. Learn more about rescue in Denmark.
Oct 1, 2018 · Alongside a history of violence, argues Judith Goldstein in an essay from Beyond the Shadows, “there is another equally important history that has been explored: resistance, resilience and...
The Danish resistance movements (Danish: Den danske modstandsbevægelse) were an underground insurgency to resist the German occupation of Denmark during World War II.
May 12, 2014 · One of the reasons by the double attack by Nazi-Germany on Denmark and Norway on the same day 9. april 1940 was to protect Germany from an British/USA invasion and later attack from Scandinavia – from northern Europe.
