Danish Reactions To German Occupation

Author : Carsten Holbraad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Denmark
ISBN : 1911307525

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Danish Reactions to German Occupation by Carsten Holbraad Pdf

For five years during World War II, Denmark was occupied by Germany. While the Danish reaction to this period of its history has been extensively discussed in Danish-language publications, it has not until now received a thorough treatment in English. Set in the context of modern Danish foreign relations, and tracing the country's responses to successive crises and wars in the region, Danish Reactions to German Occupation brings a full overview of the occupation to an English-speaking audience. Holbraad carefully dissects the motivations and ideologies driving conduct during the occupation, and his authoritative coverage of the preceding century provides a crucial link to understanding the forces behind Danish foreign policy divisions. Analysing the conduct of a traumatised and strategically exposed small state bordering on an aggressive great power, the book traces a development from reluctant cooperation to active resistance. In doing so, Holbraad surveys and examines the subsequent, and not yet quite finished, debate among Danish historians about this contested period, which takes place between those siding with the resistance and those more inclined to justify limited cooperation with the occupiers--and who sometimes even condone various acts of collaboration.

Author : Carsten Holbraad
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911307495

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Danish Reactions to German Occupation by Carsten Holbraad Pdf

For five years during World War II, Denmark was occupied by Germany. While the Danish reaction to this period of its history has been extensively discussed in Danish-language publications, it has not until now received a thorough treatment in English. Set in the context of modern Danish foreign relations, and tracing the country’s responses to successive crises and wars in the region, Danish Reactions to German Occupation brings a full overview of the occupation to an English-speaking audience. Holbraad carefully dissects the motivations and ideologies driving conduct during the occupation, and his authoritative coverage of the preceding century provides a crucial link to understanding the forces behind Danish foreign policy divisions. Analysing the conduct of a traumatised and strategically exposed small state bordering on an aggressive great power, the book traces a development from reluctant cooperation to active resistance. In doing so, Holbraad surveys and examines the subsequent, and not yet quite finished, debate among Danish historians about this contested period, which takes place between those siding with the resistance and those more inclined to justify limited cooperation with the occupiers – and who sometimes even condone various acts of collaboration.

Author : Carsten Holbraad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 101328691X

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Danish Reactions to German Occupation by Carsten Holbraad Pdf

For five years during World War II, Denmark was occupied by Germany. While the Danish reaction to this period of its history has been extensively discussed in Danish-language publications, it has not until now received a thorough treatment in English. Set in the context of modern Danish foreign relations, and tracing the country's responses to successive crises and wars in the region, Danish Reactions to German Occupation brings a full overview of the occupation to an English-speaking audience. Holbraad carefully dissects the motivations and ideologies driving conduct during the occupation, and his authoritative coverage of the preceding century provides a crucial link to understanding the forces behind Danish foreign policy divisions. Analysing the conduct of a traumatised and strategically exposed small state bordering on an aggressive great power, the book traces a development from reluctant cooperation to active resistance. In doing so, Holbraad surveys and examines the subsequent, and not yet quite finished, debate among Danish historians about this contested period, which takes place between those siding with the resistance and those more inclined to justify limited cooperation with the occupiers - and who sometimes even condone various acts of collaboration This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Author : Carsten Holbraad
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911307501

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Danish Reactions to German Occupation by Carsten Holbraad Pdf

For five years during World War II, Denmark was occupied by Germany. While the Danish reaction to this period of its history has been extensively discussed in Danish-language publications, it has not until now received a thorough treatment in English. Set in the context of modern Danish foreign relations, and tracing the country’s responses to successive crises and wars in the region, Danish Reactions to German Occupation brings a full overview of the occupation to an English-speaking audience. Holbraad carefully dissects the motivations and ideologies driving conduct during the occupation, and his authoritative coverage of the preceding century provides a crucial link to understanding the forces behind Danish foreign policy divisions. Analysing the conduct of a traumatised and strategically exposed small state bordering on an aggressive great power, the book traces a development from reluctant cooperation to active resistance. In doing so, Holbraad surveys and examines the subsequent, and not yet quite finished, debate among Danish historians about this contested period, which takes place between those siding with the resistance and those more inclined to justify limited cooperation with the occupiers – and who sometimes even condone various acts of collaboration.

Author : Peter H. Tveskov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114390300

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Conquered, Not Defeated by Peter H. Tveskov Pdf

Author : Bo Lidegaard
Publisher : Signal
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780771047138

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Countrymen by Bo Lidegaard Pdf

In the entire ghastly history of the Holocaust, only two "good" stories stand out, and this is one of them. Denmark, under German Occupation, but with its King and government intact, did something no other country in Western Europe even tried to do. Knowing that German command was coming in 1943 to round up their Jews (there were 7,000 of them) for deportation to the camps, they said no. The King, his ministers, and parliament were all in agreement--those 7,000 people were theirs, they were Danes who happened to be Jewish, and nobody was going to assist in their round-up and certain death. While the government used its limited but formidable powers to manoeuver and to impede matters in Berlin, the warning went out to the Jewish community that crisis was at hand. Over the next 14 days, assisted, helped, hidden, and protected by ordinary people who came together spontaneously to the aid of their countrymen who were suddenly refugees, an incredible 6,500 out of the 7,000 total escaped -- smuggled on big boats, little boats, fishing boats, anything that floated -- to Sweden. The bare facts of this exodus have been known for decades but, astonishingly, no full history of it has ever been researched or written. The refugees kept diaries, letters, family accounts which have now been brought together and form the basis of this riveting account. After a powerful historical introduction, the book follows the story on a day-by-day basis. We watch and share the heartstopping experiences of real people during those fateful two weeks from September 26 to October 9, 1943. This is a story of ordinary glory, of simple courage and moral fortitude that shines out in the terrible history of the 20th century.

Author : David Stahel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9781316510346

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Joining Hitler's Crusade by David Stahel Pdf

A ground-breaking study that looks at why European nations sent troops to take part in Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.

Author : Earl F. Ziemke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UIUC:30112047326175

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The German Decision to Invade Norway and Denmark by Earl F. Ziemke Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399015073

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SOE in Denmark by Anonim Pdf

From a small number of clandestine activities against the German occupation of Denmark in 1940, a sophisticated resistance movement developed which by 1944, with the support of Special Operations Executive, had become a highly effective intelligence gathering and sabotage organisation. Denmark is composed of a mainland and more than 500 islands, a fifth of which are inhabited, and the countryside is devoid of any inaccessible or mountainous region. Together this made communication between resistance cells difficult and meant that there were no natural bases from which guerrilla operations could be mounted. Nevertheless, thanks to supply drops of explosives, weapons and ammunition arranged by SOE, the Danes harassed the Germans and raised the moral of the Danish people in the latter, and most brutal, stages of the war. This largely forgotten story of SOE and its agents in Denmark, the latter facing extremely hazardous conditions, was written immediately after the war by a SOE staff member and read and validated by the Director of SOE, Major General Colin Gubbins. A very large number of documents were burned at SOE’s London headquarters in Baker Street when the organisation was wound down in 1946 making this history of the Danish Section an invaluable and irreplaceable study. SOE in Denmark was written at a time when SOE was still largely unknown to the general public and its operations a closely guarded secret. It was expected that its activities would never be officially acknowledged and the study of its actions in Denmark was compiled with the aim of provide a lasting record of its achievement. Within its pages we read of the dangers the agents faced, the logistical mountains they had to overcome, and the successes achieved in the face of a ruthless enemy. Completed with unique photographs from the Danish archives, SOE in Denmark is an essential addition to the SOE literature.

Author : Jørgen Kieler
Publisher : Gefen Publishing House Ltd
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Denmark
ISBN : 9652293970

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Resistance Fighter by Jørgen Kieler Pdf

Writing in lively tones with a wit that reveals his indomitable spirit, the author paints a vivid picture of the resistance movement in Denmark, with detailed descriptions of many of the Holger Danske group's daring sabotage operations.

Author : Karina Schmitt,Ole Bjornsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1078089914

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When the Germans Came by Karina Schmitt,Ole Bjornsen Pdf

On April 9, 1940, the Danish Armed Forces were ready to meet the Germans, as the Nazis were approaching the border between Denmark and Germany in Southern Jutland. The sun had bare risen over the horizon. Frost was still on the ground in the early morning hours, as Ole Bjørnsen's group rushed on their bike cycles to take in their position. Two Hours later, unbeknownst to the group, the Danish King Christian X was forced to capitulate, in agreement with the Danish Government, the German Military leadership over German troops. The Danish World War II Veteran, Ole Bjørnsen (1919 - 2018), talks in his memoirs about his experiences conscription from 1939 to 1940 when Denmark prepared for invasion. He recounts the events from April 9, 1940 when Nazi Germany attacked his beloved fatherland, the five dark years of the German Occupation of Denmark, his involvement in the Danish Resistance Group, and the Liberation on May 5, 1945. Ole Bjørnsen's memoirs has been written in the nick of time. This book is dedicated to the memory of Ole Bjørnsen, members of the Danish Armed Forces who served Denmark on the day of the attack and during the Occupation, as well as the thousands of Danes who became victims of the atrocities of the Nazi Germans and the oppressive socialism Adolf Hilter's regime caused.

Author : Richard Petrow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105080676849

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The Bitter Years by Richard Petrow Pdf

Author : Mette Bastholm Jensen,Steven L. B. Jensen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Crimes against humanity
ISBN : STANFORD:36105115141181

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Denmark and the Holocaust by Mette Bastholm Jensen,Steven L. B. Jensen Pdf

Author : Phillip Hoose
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780374302726

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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip Hoose Pdf

At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked down and arrested. But their efforts were not in vain: the boys' exploits and eventual imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance. Interweaving his own narrative with the recollections of Knud himself, here is Phillip Hoose's inspiring story of these young war heroes. This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.

Author : David Lampe
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781787200906

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The Danish Resistance by David Lampe Pdf

A HISTORY OF FIVE YEARS OF SECRET WARFARE AGAINST THE NAZI OCCUPATION Students were the first to resist Entire cities went on strike All the Danish population worked to save their Jewish countrymen V-2 component factories were destroyed in pitched battles General Montgomery described the Danish Resistance as “second to none.” By the end of the war, illegal newspapers had published a total of about 26 million issues; radio guides for Allied aircraft had been set up on the coasts; boats were running timetable services between Britain, Sweden and Denmark; illegal broadcasts were transmitted regularly; German ships were unable to move from Danish harbors; and vast numbers of German troops were kept from the main fighting points by Danish sabotage of the railways and airfields, and of the factories that the Nazis thought would be invulnerable sources of vital air force and military components. It is a fantastic story, full of tales of impudent, almost foolhardy heroism. With every reason to collaborate in safety, the Danes established an international news bureau that provided the Allies with a continuous service of inside information; they shipped seven thousand Jews to safety; they organized strikes; they spirited away most of Denmark’s tug fleet; they even established an office of the British Ministry of Food in Copenhagen. A quarter of a million feet of film recording their activities were shot by the Resistance under the eyes of the Gestapo, including photographs of many of their sabotage raids, which were meticulously planned. To the Danish Resistance the Nazis were not all-conquering supermen but dangerous fools to be parried at every turn. Their story is one of which any nation would be proud. Illustrated with 19 photographs.