Denmark is often cited as one of the world's best countries to live in. Resistance agents killed an estimated 400 Danish Nazis, informers and … He was a fighter in the Danish resistance movement during the German invasion of Denmark of 1940 to 1945. The Danish Resistance Movement began when Nazi Germany invaded Denmark on April 9, 1940 at the start of World War II.

By the German occupation in 1943 many Danes were involved in underground activities, ranging from producing illegal publications to espionage and sabotage.
Making Choices: The Dutch Resistance during World War II (2005) This award-winning, hour-long documentary tells the stories of four participants in the Dutch Resistance and the miracles that saved them from certain death at the hands of the Nazis. Povl Falk-Jensen, Danish resistance member during World War II, Died at 98 Povl Falk-Jensen was born on July 26, 1920, and died on April 26, 2019; he was, better known under the codename Eigil.

A few weeks ago, in my day job, I preached a sermon called Number the Stars which featured an overview of the Danish rescue of the Jews and highlights from the well-known Lois Lowry children’s book.

The resistance movement – Europe’s secret armies or partisans – gathered intelligence for the Allies, destroyed communication lines, assisted escaped POW’s and openly attacked the Germans once the retreats on both the western and eastern fronts … Workers had begun to sabotage the war effort and the Danish resistance had ramped up efforts to fight the Nazis. When the Germans invaded they broke a treaty of non-aggression they had signed the previous year, and the outrage from Danish citizens led to the creation of the underground resistance. Danish society rests on the foundation of the Danish Constitution of 1849, and the political system has since been characterised by broad solutions across the political divide. The Danish Resistance Movement (Danish: Modstandsbevægelsen) was an underground insurgency movement to resist the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. Memorial Monument in Mindelunden i Ryvangen, Copenhagen, Denmark. The strong welfare state ensures economic equality in society and the virtual non-existence of corruption, while polls repeatedly show that the Danes are among the … The faith and courage of the Danish people, both Jews and Gentiles, led to a remarkable rescue. The resistance movement in Europe during World War Two played an important part in defeating Nazi Germany’s military might.
Monument “Mother with her killed son” in memory of the dead men and woman under the Danish Resistance Movement against the German occupation of Denmark under World War 2 1940-45.