Erik Scavenius with German plenipotentiary of Denmark, Dr. Werner Best.

Erik Julius Christian Scavenius (July 13, 1877 -November 29, 1962) was the Danish foreign minister from 1909 to 1910, 1913 to 1920 and 1940 to 1945, and prime minister from 1942 to 1945, though he held these offices only formally from 1943. Scavenius was a member of parliament 1918-1920 as well as 1925-1927 representing the Social Liberal Party. He was chairman of its party organization 1922-1924. Download high resolution version (600x925, 207 KB)This image qualifies under: Unique historical images which we cannot reproduce by other means, original photo from Frihedsmuseets fotoarkiv; Frihedsmuseet, Copenhagen Denmark; Photo is of Erik Scavenius Danish PM and Werner Best German plenipotentiary in Denmark This work is copyrighted. ... Download high resolution version (600x925, 207 KB)This image qualifies under: Unique historical images which we cannot reproduce by other means, original photo from Frihedsmuseets fotoarkiv; Frihedsmuseet, Copenhagen Denmark; Photo is of Erik Scavenius Danish PM and Werner Best German plenipotentiary in Denmark This work is copyrighted. ... Werner Best (1903-June 23, 1989), was a German Doctor in Law and Nazi official, serving during World War II. SS-Obergruppenführer (Lieutenant-General), department head in the SS-Gestapo within the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) and deputy of Reinhard Heydrich from 1939 to 1940, Best was one... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Det Radikale Venstre (literally: The Radical Left, but officially translated by the party as Danish Social Liberal Party), is a social liberal party in Denmark. ...

The Scavenius family belongs to the Danish nobility and it had tradition for work in diplomacy. Erik Scavenius graduated in economics 1901. Soon after he became employed in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was a secretary in the Danish Embassy in Berlin 1906-1908, a time forming his emphasis upon the primacy of Danish-German relations. Next, he became head of section in the ministry. He was an envoy to Vienna and Rome 1912-13 and to Stockholm 1924-32. From 1932 to 1940 he was chairman of the board of the major daily Politiken. Scavenius owned a large estate from 1915 to 1946. After 1945 he had personal and economic difficulties. // Nobility is a traditional hereditary status (see hereditary titles) that exists today in many countries (mainly present or former monarchies). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Face-to-face trading interactions among on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor Economics, as a social science, studies the production, distribution, and consumption of commodities. ... Politiken building on Copenhagen city square Politiken is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus, one of Denmarks leading media companies. ...

The appointment of the only 32 year old head of section Scavenius as minister of Foreign Affairs in the Social Liberal cabinet 1909-10 came as a surprise. He was reapointed when the party formed another cabinet 1913. During World War I he strongly put his efforts into the continuation of a policy keeping Denmark out of conflict with the neighbouring great power Germany. Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul... A Great power is a nation or state that, through its great economic, political and military strength, is able to exert power over world diplomacy. ...

Erik Scavenius became foreign minister again during most of the German occupation of Denmark. As such he was the most important liaison between the Danish government and the German authorities. In addition he was prime minister for some of the war as head of a coalition cabinet. He was more of a professional diplomat than an elected politician, and he held an elitist approach to government. At this time, the Social Liberal Party did not consider Scavenius to be a representative of it, even though the party backed his line along with the other coalition parties. Headquarters of the Schalburgkorps, a Danish SS unit, after 1943. ... This is a list over the heads of government in Denmark, from the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in 1849 until present. ... Elitism is a belief or attitude that an elite — a selected group of persons whose personal abilities, specialized training or other attributes place them at the top of any field (see below) — are the people whose views on a matter are to be taken most seriously, or who are alone...

Scavenius was very afraid that emotional public opinion would destabilize his attempts to build a compromise between Danish sovereignty and the realities of occupation. He felt strongly that he was Denmark's most ardent defender. After the war there was much recrimination of his stance, particularly from members of the active resistance who felt that he had hindered the cause of resistance and threatened Denmark's national honour. He felt that these people were vain, seeking to build their own reputations or political careers through emotionalism. 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... // What is it? Emotionalism has been mentioned in many books, movies, and plays. ...

After August 29, 1943, Erik Scavenius lost all of his real powers when the German authorities dissolved the Danish government following the refusal of that government to crack down on unrest to the satisfaction of the German plenipotentiary. August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...

Debate continues over Scavenius' legacy. For example, on the 60th anniversary of the August 29th dissolution of government, prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen chastised his predecessor for his stance, saying that it was naive and morally unacceptable. However, many historians contend that it was only through Scavenius' policies that Denmark escaped the worst hardships of the war. Anders Fogh Rasmussen , also: (born January 26, 1953) is the current Prime Minister of Denmark (in Danish Statsminister, meaning State Minister). ...

Prime Ministers of Denmark

Moltke • Bluhme • Ørsted • Bang • Andræ • Hall • Rotwitt • Hall • Monrad • Bluhme • Frijs • Holstein-Holsteinborg • Fonnesbech • Estrup • Reedtz-Thott • Hørring • Sehested • Deuntzer • Christensen • Neergaard • Holstein-Ledreborg • Zahle • Berntsen • Zahle • Liebe • Friis • Neergaard • Stauning • Madsen-Mygdal • Stauning • Buhl • Scavenius • Buhl • Kristensen • Hedtoft • Eriksen • Hedtoft • Hansen • Kampmann • Krag • Baunsgaard • Krag • Jørgensen • Hartling • Jørgensen • Schlüter • Nyrup Rasmussen • Fogh Rasmussen

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Reference

• (Danish) Review of a favourable book about Scavenius