Jørgen Arboe-Rasmussen
Jørgen Arboe-Rasmussen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jørgen Arboe-Rasmussen 5 March 1925 Amager Fælledvej 7-4th, Copenhagen |
| Died | 5[1] Nyelandsvej Lazaret, Frederiksberg Hospital |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Resting place | Ryvangen Memorial Park |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Killed as member of the Danish resistance movement[1] |
| Parent(s) | Erik Arboe-Rasmussen and Alma Louise Amanda née Hansen Fossing |
| Website | "Modstandsdatabasen" [Resistance Database]. Jørgen Arboe-Rasmussen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 2014-11-30. |
Jørgen Arboe-Rasmussen (5 March 1925 – 5 or 6 February 1945) was a member of the Danish resistance killed by the German occupying power.
Biography
[edit]On 5 February 1945 Arboe-Rasmussen was gunned down in Café Brønnum near Kongens Nytorv.[citation needed] He was brought to the German medical clinic at Nyelandsvej where he died of his wounds the same day.[1]
After his death
[edit]On 29 August 1945 Arboe-Rasmussen and 105 other victims of the occupation were given a state funeral in the memorial park founded at the execution and burial site in Ryvangen where his remains had been recovered. Bishop Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard led the service with participation from the royal family, the government and representatives of the resistance movement.[2]
A memorial plaque at August Bournonvilles Passage 1 commemorates his sacrifice for Denmark.[1]
Every year on 5 February the Danish Union of Journalists awards the memorial grant Jørgen Arboe Rasmussens Mindelegat to a journalist trainee at a provincial newspaper.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d JØRGEN ARBOE-RASMUSSEN (Memorial Stone Plaque) (in Danish). August Bournonvilles Passage 1, Copenhagen.
JØRGEN ARBOE-RASMUSSEN faldt for Danmark d. 5 Februar 1945.
{{cite sign}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Historie - Mindelunden Ryvangen" [History - Ryvangen Memorial Park] (in Danish). Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ^ "Legater og priser" [Grants and Awards] (in Danish). The Danish Union of Journalists. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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