They had to flee, since the German occupational forces in Denmark has been given orders from Berlin to round them up and deport them to concentration camps - just as it had happened in other occupied countries. A German official, Duckwitz, told leading danish politicians about the plan and they in turn got the resistance movement to organise the rescue of the Danish Jews across the Øresund strait to neutral Sweden.
They ferried the Jews to southern Sweden, where they were safe.
It's quite agreed that about 270,000 Jews were deported to Auschwitz in 1943. However numerouse people do say the exact figure is 270,342 Jews were deported to Auschwitz in 1943. ___________ This very low figure needs a source.
1943 (April).
In November 20, 1943
most of them died.
they asked them.
They ferried the Jews to southern Sweden, where they were safe.
Copenhagen December Riot happened in 2006.
Battle of Copenhagen happened on 1801-04-02.
Hitler takes over HUngary and begins deporting 12,000 Hungarian Jews each day to Auschwitz where they are murdered.
When: 1940 Nazi occupation of Denmark Where: Copenhagen, Denmark
Morten Piil was born on March 1, 1943, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Egon Stoldt was born on December 28, 1943, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Pi Michael was born on May 4, 1943, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Richard Louw died on May 4, 1943, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hans Engberg was born on June 25, 1943, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Rudi Hansen was born on October 27, 1943, in Copenhagen, Denmark.