The Danish Resistance Movement was an underground insurgency movement to resist the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. Due to the unusually lenient terms given to Denmark by the Nazi occupation authority, the movement was slower to develop effective tactics on a wide scale than in some other countries. However, by 1943 many Danes were involved in underground activities ranging from producing illegal publications to spying to violent sabotage. Copenhagen Headquarters of the Schalburgerkorps, a Danish SS unit, after 1943 Germanys occupation of Denmark was commenced by Operation Weserübung April 9, 1940, and lasted until the German forces were withdrawn at the end of World War II following their surrender to Allied forces. ... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II, also, The... Spy and secret agent redirect here; for alternate use, see Spy (disambiguation) and Secret agent (disambiguation). ... Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction. ...

After the invasion of Denmark on April 9, 1940 (See: Operation Weserübung) the German authorities allowed the Danish government to remain in power. They had a number of reasons for doing so, (See: Occupation of Denmark), but the end result was that they were anxious to showcase Denmark as a "model protectorate." Since the democratically elected Danish government remained in power there was less reason for Danish citizens to fight the occupation than in other countries such as Norway, France, and Poland. Jews remained under the protection of the Danish government, democratically elected politicians remained in power, and the police remained in Danish hands. Although there were changes such as official censorship, prohibitions on dealings with the allies, and the stationing of German troops in the country, daily life remained much the same as it had at first. The Danish government actively discouraged violent resistance because it feared a backlash from German authorities. April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Operation Weserübung was the German codename for Nazi Germanys assault on Denmark and Norway during World War II and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign. ... Copenhagen Headquarters of the Schalburgerkorps, a Danish SS unit, after 1943 Germanys occupation of Denmark was commenced by Operation Weserübung April 9, 1940, and lasted until the German forces were withdrawn at the end of World War II following their surrender to Allied forces. ... Democracy (from Greek δημοκρατία (demokratia), δημος (demos) the common people + κρατειν (kratein) to rule + the suffix ία (ia), literally the common people rule) is a form of government where the population of a society controls the government. ... For omission and secrecy, see censorship. ...

Nonetheless, as time went on many Danes organized insurgent groups to oppose the occupation, especially as there was an evolution in Nazi policy. The day the Germans forced the Danish government led by Scavenius to sign the anti-Comintern pact a large protest broke out in Copenhagen. The Number of Danish Nazis was never large and in fact was smaller after the invasion than before. The unpopularity is indicated by the fact that Best never put Fritz Clausen, the head of the DNSAP (Danish Nazi party in power) and "the Fatherland" the Danish Nazi paper was forced out of business. The only way the Fatherland was viable was with German funds and after awhile the Nazis so no reason to provide funds.At first most activities were peaceful, such as the publication of underground newspapers. After the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 communists became actively involved in violence against the occupiers. Various groups made contacts with British authorities and began receiving supply drops. The scarcity of the Supply drops until August 1944 was a point of complaint among the Danish populace, but it was borne out of an ignorance about Danish intentions. Winston Churchill once called Denmark, "Hitler's Pet Canary", and it angered many in Europe that while they were on rations Denmark, for much of the war, ate well and had enough to send surplusses. Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ...

As the years went by the number of acts of sabotage and violence grew. In 1943 the number grew exponentially to the point that the German authorities were unsatisfied with Danish authorities' handling of the situation. At the end of August they took over full administration in Denmark, which allowed them to deal with the population as they wished. At the same time that policing became easier for them, more and more people became involved with the movement because they were no longer worried about protecting the Danish government. 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...

That year the movement scored a great success in rescuing 6500 of Denmark's Jewish population of 7000 from the concentration camps by helping them into neutral Sweden. Later, Israel would award members of the movement who arranged the rescue the honor Righteous Among the Nations; at their own request, the rescuers are officially recognized as a collective group. (See: Rescue of the Danish Jews) The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... A concentration camp is a large detention center created for political opponents, enemy aliens, specific ethnic or religious groups, civilians of a critical war-zone, or other groups of people, often during a war. ... Righteous Among the Nations (Hebrew: חסידי אומות העולם, Khasidei Umot HaOlam) is a term used to describe non-Jews who behaved heroically during the Holocaust in order to save Jews from the Nazis. ... The rescue of the Danish Jews occurred during Denmarks occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II. When German authorities in Denmark ordered the Jews deportation to Germany in October 1943, many Danes and Swedes took part in a collective effort to evacuate the roughly 8,000 Jews of...

Another success was their disruption of the railway network in the country on the days after D-Day, delaying the arrival of troops from Denmark in France. Britain's Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery called the Danish resistance movement "second to none." Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... Bernard Law Montgomery Field Marshal The Right Honourable Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO (17 November 1887–24 March 1976) was a British Army officer, most noted for his involvement in World War II and often referred to as Monty. // Early life and World War...

By the end of the war the organized resistance movement in Denmark had scored many successes, although slightly more than 850 of their number had been killed for their work either during action, in jails, or in concentration camps. A concentration camp is a large detention centre created for political opponents, aliens, specific ethnic or religious groups, civilians of a critical war-zone, or other groups of people, often during a war. ...

The Danish National Museum maintains the Museum of Danish Resistance in Copenhagen. Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ...

Prominent members

• Christer Lyst Hansen
• Mogens Fog
• Flemming Muus
• Monica Wichfeld
• Ove Kampman
• Poul Brandt Rehberg
• Poul Bruun
• Marius Fiil
• Niels Fiil
• Jørgen Kieler

Reference

• In 2002, the book Sixth Floor: The Danish Resistance Movement and the RAF Raid on Gestapo Headquarters March 1, by Robin Reilly, was published.