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Second World War
editOn 9 April 1940 Germany invaded Denmark, occupying Aarhus the following day and 5 years hence. The occupation was a destructive period with major disasters, loss of life and economic depression. The Port of Aarhus became a hub for supplies to the Baltics and Norway while the surrounding rail network facilitated construction of the Atlantic Wall along the west-Jutland coast. Combined this resulted in a large German garrison, especially in 1944–45 when German forces were shifted from Norway to Germany.[1] The first years were peaceful in conjunction with the policies of the Danish Protectorate Government, but following the enactment of the Communist Law in August 1941, resistance to the occupation grew in intensity with repression and terror in response.
The earliest resistance groups appeared in 1941–42 but the first to coordinate with the Freedom Council was the Samsing Group, responsible for most operations from early 1943.[2][3] On 2 December 1943, 5 resistance fighters were executed on Skæring Hede in the first mass execution in Denmark. In June 1944 the resistance in and around Aarhus was dismantled when Grethe "Thora" Bartram turned family and others over to German authorities.[4] In response, requests for assistance was sent to contacts in England and in October 1944 the Royal Air Force bombed the Gestapo headquarters successfully destroying archives and obstructing the ongoing investigation.[5][6] To restore the resistance the 5 Kolonne group was established along with the L-groups, tasked with assassinating collaborators.[7] The new groups proved effective and by late 1944 resistance had grown such in intensity which was countered with Schalburgtage terror operations by the Peter Group beginning in August 1944.[8][9] The increasingly destructive occupation was compounded when an ammunition barge exploded in 1944, destroying much of the harbor and damaging the inner city.[10] On 5 May 1945 German forces in Denmark surrendered but during the transitional period fighting broke out between the resistance and German soldiers resulting in 22 dead.[11] Order was restored by the end of the day and on 8 May the British Royal Dragoons entered the city.[12]
Second World War
editOn 9 April 1940, Germany invaded Denmark, occupying Aarhus the following day and 5 years hence. The occupation was a destructive period with major disasters, loss of life and economic depression. The Port of Aarhus became a hub for supplies to the Baltics and Norway while the surrounding rail network supplied the Atlantic Wall in west Jutland and cargo headed for Germany. Combined these factors resulted in a strong German presence especially in 1944-45. The first years were peaceful in conjunction with the policies of the Danish Protectorate Government but following the enactment of the Communist Law in August 1941 the first armed resistance commenced, gradually growing in intensity over the years with repression and terror in response.
Small, independent resistance groups first appeared in 1941-42 but the first to coordinate with the Freedom Council was the Samsing Group, responsible for most operations from early 1943. The Samsing group, along with others in and around Aarhus, was dismantled in June 1944 when Grethe "Thora" Bartram turned her family and acquaintances over to German authorities. In response requests for assistance was sent to contacts in England and in October of 1944 the Royal Air Force bombed the Gestapo headquarters successfully destroying the archives and obstructing the investigation.[5][6][13] The 5 Kolonne group was established with assistance from Holger Danske to restore a resistance movement in Aarhus along with the L-groups, tasked with assasinating collaborators. Resistance operations escalated from mid-1944 with most major sabotage operations and assassinations occurring in the period 1944-45. The growing resistance was countered with 19 Schalburgtage terror operations by the Peter Group from August 1944, including large-scale fire bombings and murders. The destruction was compounded by a large explosion in the summer of 1944 when an ammunition barge exploded, destroying much of the harbor and damaging the inner city.[14] On 5 May 1945 German forces in Denmark surrendered but during the transitionary period fighting broke out in Aarhus between the resistance and German soldiers resulting in 20 dead. Order was restored by the end of the day and on 8 May the British Royal Dragoons officially liberated the city.[15]
The history of Aarhus during the Second World War was a period of dramatic change and destruction. Aarhus became occupied by German forces on the 10th of April 1940, the day after the German invasion of Denmark had begun.
Throughout the war Aarhus became an increasingly important center for the German military due to its railway and port facilities and by the end of the war there was some 7.000 German troops in the occupying force.
Communists forced underground
Civil disobedience and resistance was increasing and in August 1943 the 5 Kolonne (English: Fifth Column) resistance group conducted sabotage operations throughout the city contributing to the August Crisis Increasing civil disobedience and resistance resulted in schalburtage terror operations between the Summer of 1944 to the end of the occupation. By the end of the war Aarhus was a marked z
, destroying many buildings and killing some 30 people. By the end of the war Aarhus had been
experienced extensive destruction.
Invasion and occupation
edit- 9. April, 1940 - Germany invades Denmark, planes drop leaflets OPROP!
- 10. april, 1940 - German troops arrive
Et enkelt af de tyske fly nødlandede på Vejlby mark, nord for vandtårnet, og trak en del lokale tilskuere. Fra flyene var de berømte flyveblade med ”Oprop! Til de Danske Soldater og Danske Folk” blevet kastet ned over byen, men ellers lod tyskerne vente på sig.
Hele dagen indløb der meldinger om, at de var ankommet til Aarhus, men hver gang viste det sig, at tropperne skulle videre op i Jylland. De eneste blivende tyskere bestod således foreløbig i tre armerede trawlere, der ankom til havnen om eftermiddagen, og nedlage forbud mod, at andre skibe forlod havnen.
Først dagen efter, d. 10. april, ankom omkring 250 tyske soldater til Aarhus. Officererne blev indkvarteret på hotel Royal, de menige på Høegh-Guldberg Gades kaserne og Læssøegades skole, og der blev gjort klar til yderligere 200 på Langelandsgades og Sønder Allés kaserner. De 180 danske soldater, der var indkvarteret i Aarhus, flyttede til vandrerhjemmet i Risskov og senere til Forsørgelsesvæsenets bygning på Vester Allé, den tidligere fattiggård. Tyskernes hovedkvarter blev indrettet i Regina-bygningen midt i byen, hvor det lå krigen ud.
1941
edit- August ’41 - British RAF bombs Kongsvang-viadukten in Viby
- 21. oktober - British RAF bombs Aarhus Oilefabrik
Sabotagenatten
edit- Fortegnelse over alarmer 10.-11. august 1943:
- Kl. 23.00 begyndte maskinsnedkeriet på Lystrupvej i Vejlby at brænde
- Kl. 23.57 var turen kommen til en tysk bus i et værksted på Trøjborg
- Kl. 24.00 antændtes en voldsom brand i et af værnemagtens lagre i Østergade
- Kl. 00.30 brand i modelsnedkeriet i Knudris Gade
- Kl. 00.38 brand i Aarhus Yacht Værft ved Fiskerihavnen
- Kl. 01.30 mindre brand i et sadelmagerværksted i Studsgade
- Kl. 04.20 brand i en tysk godsvogn ved Østbanegården
- kl. (ukendt) sprængtes to tyske militærbarakker ved Brendstrupgaard
4th July catastrophe
edit- 4. juli ’44 - 4th July catastrophe
Schalburtage
edit- 22. august 1944 – Aarhus Sporvejes sporvognsremise på Dalgas Avenue sprænges i luften. 25 sporvogne, 21 bivogne og 19 trambusser bliver ødelagt. Kun en bivogn blev skånet.
- 13. september 1944 – Hus i Fredensgade sprænges i luften
- 26. september 1944 – Hus på Silkeborgvej 39 sprænges i luften
- 30. september 1944 – Aarhus-Hallen sprænges i luften. Huset ved siden af styrter sammen. Fem mennesker dør.
- 1. oktober 1944 - Lysagers Fjederfabrik i Viby og Johannes Torvins villa i Åbyhøj sprænges i luften.
- 9. oktober 1944 – Petergruppen ødelægger Demokratens bygning på Banegårdspladsen.
- 18. oktober 1944 – Petergruppen ødelægger frugthandler Niels Kjelsen Nielsens forretning i Nørregade og slagtermester Hørslev Nielsens forretning i Samsøgade 75.
- 11. november 1944 – Fem bygninger på Strøget ødelægges af Petergruppens bomber. Molles Kro i Kannikegade ødelægges.
- 12. november 1944 – Bygninger på Søndergade 10-14, 23- 27, 29 og 58-60 sprænges i luften eller udsættes for hærværk
- 2. december 1944 – Aarhus Håndværkerforenings lokaler på Paradisgade 3 sprænges i luften. En person, en servitrice, bliver dræbt.
- 21. januar 1945 – Vennelyst Teateret i Vennelystparken sprænges i luften.
- 21. februar 1945 – Aarhus Rådhus udsættes for bombeangreb.
- 22. februar 1945 – Petergruppen udøver store ødelæggelser med fosfor-, spræng- og brandbomber i Guldsmedgade, Nørregade, Ryesgade og Aarhus Teater. Syv mennesker omkommer i brandene og et vidne myrdes.
- 23. februar 1945 – Petergruppen forsøger at ødelægge Skt. Clemens Bro. Broen holder, men det går hårdt ud over bygninger i nærheden.
- 13. marts 1945 – Bombe på Risskovtoget, hvor to mennesker bliver dræbt. Aarhus Rådhus bombes for anden gang.
- 28. marts 1945 – Bombeangreb mod Risskovtoget og Hammelbanens tog.
- 29. marts 1945 - Redaktør på Århus Stiftstidende Børge Schmidt bliver skudt og dræbt i sin seng i et såkaldt clearingmord.
- 20. april 1945 – Frugthandler Niels Kjelsen Nielsens forretning i Studsgade ødelægges af en bombe. Det er anden gang Kjelsen Nielsens forretninger bliver ramt.
- 26. april 1945 – Troels Finks hus på Gentoftevej 19 sprænges i luften.
Occupation ends
edit- 4 May, 1945 - Official announcement, celebrations
- 8. maj, 1945 - British troops arrive (The Royal Dragoons)
Slaget om Bispetorvet / Aarhus’ befrielse
edit- 5. maj 1945
Aarhus blev i alt 15 dræbt og omkring 50 såret i forskellige sammenstød. Det gik værst for sig på Bispetorvet, hvor otte blev dræbt og 30 såret. I løbet af natten havde modstandsgrupper besat forskellige vigtige poster i byen, blandt andet rådhuset, og i Kannikegade 12 havde de indrettet hovedkvarter. Da en lille gruppe tyske soldater kl. 9.20 passerede forbi her, udbrød der kampe. De varede næsten tre timer, og foregik tværs over Bispetorvet - hvor der kort forinden havde befundet sig hundredvis af civile, der fulgte med i modstandsfolkenes arbejde. En del af dem blev fanget i krydsilden, der også forhindrede redningsfolk i at nå frem. Efterfølgende var begge sider enige i, at skyderierne var en fejltagelse.
External links
edit5 Kolonne - Aarhus Sabotørernes Modige Indsats
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1942
editDate | Actor | Event | |
10 June | Fire in DSB's central workshop at Spanien. | ||
14 July | Attempted firebombing of Aarhus Saw mill and Frichs. | ||
18 July | Korn- og Foderstof Kompagniets guard shed torched. | ||
15 September | Gram Group[16] | German uniform storage in Fredericiagade torched. |
1943
edit22 Marts | Samsing Group[17] | Military barracks in Langelandsgade Kaserne is blown up. State of emergency imposed by German authorities. | |
27 Marts | Large fire in Aarhus stadium which was used as storage by German forces. | ||
3 April | Samsing Group[17] | 2 rail cars torched. | |
3 April | Fire in mechanics workshop on Silkeborgvej. | ||
5 April | Attempted arson of ammo dump in Marselisborg Forests | ||
11 April | Schmidt Group[18] | German steamer Dorpath sunken with bombs as it leaves the harbor. | |
12 Maj | Schmidt Group[18] | German ship Späbräcker S/S 1922 bombed and sunked. | |
12 Maj | Schmidt Group[18] | German repair barge sunken in the harbor. | |
28 Maj | Schmidt Group[18] | Firefight in the glass works in Ole Rømers Gade. Saboteur Willy Schmidt is killed. | |
28 Maj | Samsing Group[19] | Brdr. Jørgensens mechanics shop on Silkeborgvej destroyed with 5 bombs | |
28 Maj | Samsing Group[19] | Factory in Mejlgade torched. | |
22 June | Fires set in municipal farms in Højvang and Charlottehøj. | ||
26 June | Fire bombs against municipal farm in Charlottehøj. | ||
30 June | Samsing Group[19] | Electrical substation in Aarhus Engine Company destroyed. | |
4 July | Samsing Group[19] | Rail sabotage against line between Aarhus and Randers. | |
16 July | German military barracks in Marselisborg Forests torched. | ||
25 July | Mechanics shop in Østergade blown up. | ||
28 July | Samsing Group[17] | The viaduct in Spanien is bombed. | |
8 August | Crane and locomotive destroyed in Sonnesgade. | ||
11 August | Samsing Group[17] | Omnibus torched. | |
11 August | Samsing Group[17] | Carpenters workshop torched. | |
11 August | Samsing Group[17] | Store house with linnen in Østergade 25 is torched. | |
11 August | Samsing Group[17] | Aarhus Yacht shipyard torched. | |
11 August | Samsing Group[17] | Saddlery workshop in Studsgade 15 torched. | |
11 August | Samsing Group[17] | Woodworkings factory torched in Vejlby. | |
11 August | Samsing Group[17] | German military barracks in Brendstrupgaard torched. | |
15 August | Samsing Group[20] | Electrical substation and telephone cabinet bombed. | |
18 August | Samsing Group[21] | 2 electrical substations in the rail yard bombed. | |
18 August | 50 bombs on the rail lines north, south and west of Aarhus. | ||
19 August | Samsing Group[2] | 2 German cars torched. | |
24 August | Samsing Group[2] | Mechanics shop in Højbjerg bombed. | |
24 August | Samsing Group[2] | Electrical substation in Marselisborg Lystbådehavn bombed. | |
26 August | Samsing Group[22] | Factory in Knudrisgade torched. | |
26 August | Samsing Group[23] | Factory in Mindegade torched. | |
26 August | Offices of Aarhus Oil bombed. | ||
1 September | Samsing Group[23] | Rail sabotage between Aarhus and Randers. | |
10 September | Bomb against Samsøgades school used by German forces. | ||
21 October | Samsing Group[23] | Universalfabrikkerne in Fredensgade blown up. | |
22 September | Samsing Group[24] | Water tower at Ringegadebroen blown up. | |
31 October | Samsing Group[24] | Guard house on Den Permanente torched. | |
2 November | Samsing Group[24] | Attempted bombing against engine house in Slippen on Aarhus harbor. | |
4 November | Samsing Group[24] | Cable for lighthouse on Skovvejen destroyed. | |
4 November | Samsing Group[25] | Lighthouse on Aldersrovej destroyed. | |
7 November | Samsing Group[25] | 4 rail cars and a bus bar bombed. | |
8 November | Samsing Group[25] | Aarhus Motorkompagni bombet. | |
8 November | Phone bombe against Grønnegade 64. | ||
15 November | German marine bombs the ship Anholt. | ||
16 November | Samsing Group[26] | Cable in railyard depot destroyed. | |
17 November | Samsing Group[26] | Carpenters shop in Valdemarsgade 63 burned down. | |
17 November | Samsing Group[26] | DSB command central demolished. | |
18 November | Samsing Group[26] | Radio beacon in the harbor bombed.. | |
18 November | Samsing Group[27] | Electrical substation on Østbanegaarden blown up. | |
18 November | Multiple phonebombs against Aarhus Central Station. | ||
19 November | Fire in carpenters workshop in Absalonsgade 31. | ||
19 November | Samsing Group[27] | Bakery in Østersgade demolished. | |
19 November | Bomb in the courtyard of Elvirasminde. | ||
19 November | Samsing Group[27] | Signal station on the harbor destroyed. | |
19 November | Samsing Group[27] | Swing bridge in the harbor destroyed. | |
20 November | Samsing Group[28] | Bombs on the rail line between Aarhus and Randers. | |
20 November | Samsing Group[28] | Excavator destroyed in Marselisborg Forests | |
25 November | Samsing Group[28] | Viaduct at Den Permanente destroyed. | |
3 December | Samsing Group[28] | Sabotage against Seests factories. | |
4 December | Two phonebombs against the Aarhus Central Station. | ||
7 December | Samsing Group[29] | Shop in Mejlgade bombed. | |
11 December | Bomb against tailor shop in Fredensgade 41. | ||
31 December | L-group | Bomb against Rømer Caféen in Clemenstræde. |
1944
edit6 January | L-group | Café Jomsborg destroyed. | |
8 January | L-group | Rømer Caféen destroyed. | |
16 January | Samsing Group[29] | Aros factory destroyed in Tordenskjoldsgade 25. | |
20 January | Samsing Group[29] | Signal station in rail yard bombed. | |
23 January | Samsing Group[30] | Electrical shop in Paradisgade bombed. | |
27 January | 3 German cars burned in Búlow & Co's garage. | ||
31 January | Samsing Group[30] | Electrical substation on Frichsvej torched. | |
18 February | Samsing Group[30] | German car in mechanics shop on Kirkegårdsvej burned. | |
18 February | Samsing Group[31] | Mechanics shop on Vesterbro Torv torched, attempted bombs against nearby cars and trucks. | |
19 February | Samsing Group[31] | Several bombs against the rail line south of Aarhus, one bomb detonates under a train. | |
23 February | Samsing Group[31] | German searchlight in rail yard bombed. | |
24 March | Samsing Group[31] | Mechanical carpenters shop in Højbjerg torched. | |
11 April | Samsing Group[31] | Robbery and intimidation of collaborator in Højbjerg. | |
1 May | Samsing Group[32] | Cables at Frichs bombed. | |
6 May | Samsing Group[32] | Bus bar in Høstskoven bombed. | |
8 May | Samsing Group[32] | Railway line at Hørning bombed. | |
14 July | German locomotive destroyed. | ||
14 July | DNSAPs offices torched. | ||
14 July | 2 rail cars at Stilling bombed. | ||
21 August | Mechanics shop on Silkeborgvej demolished. | ||
22 August | Mechanics shop in Aabyhøj destroyed. | ||
26 August | Car storage and several other businesses destroyed in Nørreport 22. | ||
9 September | Barn on Fuglsangallé torched. | ||
11 September | 5 Kolonne | Fire in offices of Universalfabrikkerne on Park Allé torched. (5 Kolonne) | |
13 September | 5 Kolonne | Factory building in Fredensgade bombed. | |
15 September | 5 Kolonne | Electrical substation in Derbys harbor destroyed. | |
17 September | 5 Kolonne | Factory in Fredensgade bombed again and destroyed. | |
26 September | Equipment at Frichs destroyed. | ||
26 September | Factory on Silkeborgvej burned down. | ||
26 September | 5 Kolonne | Bike storage on Tordenskjoldsgade 16 bombed. | |
27 September | Factory in Mindebrogade 4-6 bombed. | ||
27 September | 5 Kolonne | Explosion in German marine depot in the harbor. | |
2 October | 5 Kolonne | 4 German locomotives at Frichs destroyed. | |
4 October | Laundry torched in Silkeborgvej 236, Åbyhøj. | ||
5 October | Warehouse bombed in Bispetoften. | ||
6 October | Factory on Vesterbro Torv torched. | ||
8 October | 5 Kolonne | Mechanics shop on Nordrevej in Åbyhøj torched. | |
9 October | 5 Kolonne | Offices of Derby destroyed bombed. | |
9 October | 5 Kolonne | 2 explosions in work shop in the south harbor. | |
10 October | 5 Kolonne | Steamer Scharnørn sunked at pier with bombs. | |
10 October | Cannon tower on Strandvejen bombed. | ||
13 October | Excavator and crane on Sdr. Kystværnsvej destroyed. | ||
13 October | 5 Kolonne | 3 cars bombed in the harbor. | |
16 October | 5 Kolonne | Cannon emplacement in Marselisborg Lystbådehavn bombed. | |
21 October | Cargo trains in Mølleengen bombed. | ||
24 October | 5 Kolonne | Bombs on rail line between Aarhus and Hasselager. | |
25 October | 5 Kolonne | Bombs on rail line between Aarhus and Hasselager. | |
26 October | 5 Kolonne | Bombs on rail line between Aarhus and Hasselager. | |
26 October | 5 Kolonne | Hauling winge in south harbor destroyed. | |
27 October | 5 Kolonne | Mechanics shop in Østergade destroyed. | |
28 October | 5 Kolonne | Air drying facility in Risskov torched. | |
1 November | 5 Kolonne | Mechanics shop at Kirkegårdsvej 10 torched. | |
1 November | 5 Kolonne | Mechanics shop at central bus station torched. | |
2 November | 5 Kolonne | Mechanics shop in Jægergårdsgade 101 torched. | |
2 November | 5 Kolonne | Cars in Búlows workshop in Trøjborg destroyed. | |
3 November | 5 Kolonne | 9 track switches between Østbanegården and central train station destroyed. | |
5 November | 5 Kolonne | Track on the rail line between Aarhus and Hasselager destroyed. | |
6 November | 5 Kolonne | Factory in Vejlby destroyed. | |
6 November | Tool shop in Vejlby destroyed | ||
7 November | 5 Kolonne | 2 cranes in north harbor destroyed. | |
8 november | 5 Kolonne | Rail line between Aarhus and Risskov damaged. | |
9 November | 5 Kolonne | Rail line between Aarhus and Skanderborg damaged. | |
10 November | 5 Kolonne | German concrete mixer destroyed. | |
13 November | 5 Kolonne | Slipway in south harbor destroyed. | |
16 November | 5 Kolonne | Fuel station on Randersvej bombed. | |
16 November | 5 Kolonne | Workshop in Vigenshus bombed. | |
18 November | 5 Kolonne | 7 rail cars under Frederiksbroen destroyed. | |
27 November | Factory in Lundingsgade 1 bombed. | ||
2 December | Factory in Graven 18-20 destroyed. | ||
2 December | 5 Kolonne | Youth home in Christiansbjerg, occupied by German forces, bombed. | |
2 December | 5 Kolonne | German package depot at godsbanegården torched. | |
4 December | Factory torched on Randersvej 80. | ||
5 December | Spice mill in Christiansbjerg torched. | ||
10 December | Laundry facility in Kongsvang torched. | ||
15 December | 5 Kolonne | Electrical substation in Langelandsgade destroyed. | |
18 December | 5 Kolonne | Laundry facility in Mejlgade bombed. |
1945
edit2 January | 5 Kolonne | Camouflage material in Viby destroyed. | |
9 January | 5 Kolonne | Sabotage against German radio vehicle in the harbor. | |
12 January | 5 Kolonne | German command central in Handelsbankens hus destroyed. | |
13 January | 5 Kolonne | 2 rail cars under Frederiksbroen destroyed. | |
23 January | 5 Kolonne | 2 cars bombed. | |
23 January | 5 Kolonne | Electrical substation at orthopedic hospital destroyed. | |
25 January | 5 Kolonne | 3 track switches between Aarhus central station and harbor destroyed. | |
1 February | Workshop on Silkeborgvej in Åbyhøj bombed. | ||
2 February | Warehouse belonging to Korn- og Foderstof Kompagniet bombed. | ||
3 February | 5 Kolonne | Factory in Fredensgade torched. | |
5 February | 5 Kolonne | Extensive sabotage against rail lines around Aarhus. | |
7 February | 5 Kolonne | Firefight between resistance fighters and German troops in Brabrand. | |
8 February | 5 Kolonne | Machines in factory in Vejlby destroyed. | |
8 February | 5 Kolonne | Factory in Bruunsgade 62 torched. | |
11 February | 5 Kolonne | Extensive sabotage aginst rail lines north of Aarhus. | |
19 February | 5 Kolonne | Bombs against DSB bodywork facility. | |
20 February | 5 Kolonne | German truck bombed on the corner of Samsøgade and Hjarnøgade. | |
21 February | 5 Kolonne | 5 rail cars destroyed. | |
22 February | 5 Kolonne | German locomotive in Viby destroyed. | |
23 February | 5 Kolonne | Bombs between Bruunsbro and Frederiksbro, firefight breaks out, 3 rail workers wounded, one later dies. | |
24 February | Bombs against hotel in Heibergsgade. | ||
24 February | 5 Kolonne | Armed robbery against German steamer and ammunition stolen. | |
24 February | Bomb against bar in Mejlgade. | ||
26 February | 5 Kolonne | Cars and trucks in Aarhus Hallen in Jægergårdsgade 162 bombed. | |
1 March | Shop bombed in Jægergårdsgade 142. | ||
2 March | Shop in Jægergårdsgade 142 bombed and destroyed. | ||
2 March | Shop in Munkegade 6 bombed. | ||
March 3 | Shop in Brogesgade 12 bombed. | ||
March 6 | Train station in Hasselager destroyed. | ||
March 7 | 5 Kolonne | Building on Kystvejen partially destroyed. | |
March 9 | Hotel in Spanien 9 bombed. | ||
March 11 | Bombs in offices in Klostergade. | ||
March 12 | 5 Kolonne | Bombs in offices in Klostergade. | |
March 12 | 5 Kolonne | DSB command central destroyed. | |
March 12 | 5 Kolonne | Railway tracks between Lystrup and Risskov destroyed. | |
March 13 | 5 Kolonne | Extensive rail sabotage. | |
March 16 | 5 Kolonne | Fire set in German fortifications in Risskov. | |
March 18 | 5 Kolonne | Railway bombings between Aarhus and Mundelstrup and at Risskov. | |
March 21 | 5 Kolonne | Bombs placed at Fortevej to keep workers from working on fortification construction. | |
March 22 | 5 Kolonne | Electrical substation on Marselis Boulevard destroyed. | |
March 24 | 5 Kolonne | DSB locomotive between Aarhus and Mundelstrup destroyed. | |
March 25 | 5 Kolonne | Military train derailed between Aarhus and Brabrand. | |
March 27 | 5 Kolonne | Bombs against DSB central repair facility and train depot. | |
March 28 | 5 Kolonne | Workshop in Åbyhøj torched. | |
April 2 | 5 Kolonne | German ship Gotfred Hansen sunken. | |
April 4 | 5 Kolonne | German locomotive in Viby destroyed. | |
April 5 | 5 Kolonne | Phone masts between Langelandsgade Kaserne and Vorrevang destroyed. Firefight between resistance fighters and German troops. | |
April 5 | 5 Kolonne | Several bombs under cargo train in Brabrand. | |
April 6 | 5 Kolonne | 10 German vehicles destroyed in Spanien. | |
April 6 | 5 Kolonne | Several track switches destroyed. | |
April 8 | 5 Kolonne | Cables for Wehrmacht emergency central destroyed. | |
April 9 | 5 Kolonne | Warning bombs against worker barracks in Tøndergade. | |
April 11 | 5 Kolonne | Rail line to Brabrand damaged. | |
April 11 | 5 Kolonne | Several German cars destroyed. | |
April 12 | 5 Kolonne | Rail line to Brabrand damaged. | |
April 12 | 5 Kolonne | German barracks at the central train station blown up. | |
April 14 | 5 Kolonne | Car bomb against truck company on Nordre Strandvej. | |
April 14 | 5 Kolonne | 20 explosions in railyard. | |
April 15 | 5 Kolonne | Locomotive derailed at Brabrand. | |
April 16 | 5 Kolonne | German ship engine in factory destroyed. | |
April 16 | 5 Kolonne | 2 German express boats destroyed. | |
April 16 | 5 Kolonne | Teargas bombs against guardhouse in Nygade. | |
April 17 | 5 Kolonne | 8 bombs against cannon emplacements at Riisvangen. | |
April 19 | 5 Kolonne | German steamer on slipway in harbor destroyed. | |
April 20 | German military train derailed at Lystrup. | ||
April 20 | 5 Kolonne | 3 trucks destroyed. | |
April 20 | 5 Kolonne | Rail line between Aarhus and Brabrand bombed. | |
April 21 | 5 Kolonne | Workshop in Åbyhøj torched. | |
April 23 | 5 Kolonne | Several trucks destroyed. | |
April 24 | 5 Kolonne | Rail sabotage at Brabrand. | |
April 26 | 5 Kolonne | Hipo cars destroyed. | |
April 26 | 5 Kolonne | Workshop in Brabrand torched. | |
April 27 | 5 Kolonne | Villa in Risskov bombed. | |
May 1 | 5 Kolonne | Bombs in cargo railyard. | |
May 3 | 5 Kolonne | Extensive rail sabotage. | |
May 4 | 5 Kolonne | Extensive rail sabotage. |
Jyske Sabotører - Salomon Hansen
edit- Første sabotørgruppe: Gram-gruppen: Gunnar Gram, Gustav Lindvald, Walther Moesgaard, Otto Pedersen, Christian Bartram [16]
- Dissolved after Grethe Bartram[16]
- Willy Schmidt gruppen, Erik Andersen, Lauritz Jacobsen, Mogens Jensen, Erik Pedersen[16]
- Dissolved after Willy Schmidt was killed at the glass works operation[16]
- 11 April - Sabotagerøveri imod Guldbjerg-Jacobsen i Højbjerg[33]
- 8 Maj - Harry Samsing stukket af sønnen [34]
- Arresteret 12 Maj, idømt 6 år tugthus [34]
- Nordahl Mortensen informed on Samsing on 6 December, 1943 [35]
- Police informed the group of Nordahl Mortensen and no actions were taken by Gestapo [35]
Collation
editCollation[36] | ||||||||
Line | Bombs | Tracks | Locos | Cars | Bridges | Derailments | Cranes | Water tower |
Aarhus | 113 | 40 | 12 | 2 | ||||
AarFredericia | 426 | 365 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
Aar-Aalborg | 779 | 730 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
Aarhus-Grenaa | 190 | 185 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Aarhus-Hammel | 23 | 22 | 1 |
Århus besat
edit- 82 german planes spotted flying north [37]
- Many rumours of battles, 5000 killed at the border, battles at Ålborg and Esbjerg [38]
- Leaflets dropped [38]
Ikke noget theselskab: Var vi terrorister?
edit- Samsing gruppen virkede fra 15 September 1943 til 8 May 1945[39]
- Ledet af Willy Samsing "Frandsen"[39]
- Willy Samsing formand for DKP på Trøjborg[40]
- Gruppen bestod foruden Willy Samsings tre brødre af en hård kerne på 10-12 mand[40]
- Willy Samsing syntes at have styret flere grupper[41]
- Samsing brødrene - Willy, Harry, Alandy, Jens[39]
- Den 6.juni 1944 blev den kommunistiske sabotør og medlem af Samsing-gruppen, Otto Christensen, arresteret af Gestapo.[40]
- Otto Christensen blev ført til fangelejren i Frøslev og senere til den tyske koncentrationslejr KL-Neuengamme.[40]
- december 1943, lykkedes det tyskerne at optrævle den del af modstandsbevægelsen, der stod for modtagelse af våben og sprængstoffer.[40]
References
edit- ^ "Aarhus Besættelse". Aarhus City Archives. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d Hansen 1946, p. 13.
- ^ Alenius 2002, p. 34.
- ^ Kristensen 2010, p. 52.
- ^ a b Zabecki 1999, pp. 1350–1.
- ^ a b Trenear-Harvey 2009, p. 2.
- ^ Hauerbach 1945, p. 8.
- ^ a b Hauerbach 1945, p. 22.
- ^ Knudsen 2009, p. 76.
- ^ "70 aar siden eksplosionen". Århus Stiftstidende. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Blodbad på Bispetorvet". Jyllandsposten. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "The Royal Dragoons ankomst til Danmark". 5. Maj-Komiteen. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Luftangrebet på gestapos hovedkvarter". Aarhus University. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "70 aar siden eksplosionen". Aarhus Stiftstidende. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Blodbad på Bispetorvet". Jyllandsposten. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Hansen 1946, p. 7.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hansen 1946, p. 10.
- ^ a b c d Hansen 1946, p. 8.
- ^ a b c d Hansen 1946, p. 9.
- ^ Hansen 1946, p. 11.
- ^ Hansen 1946, p. 12.
- ^ Hansen 1946, p. 14.
- ^ a b c Hansen 1946, p. 15.
- ^ a b c d Hansen 1946, p. 16.
- ^ a b c Hansen 1946, p. 17.
- ^ a b c d Hansen 1946, p. 18.
- ^ a b c d Hansen 1946, p. 19.
- ^ a b c d Hansen 1946, p. 21.
- ^ a b c Hansen 1946, p. 22.
- ^ a b c Hansen 1946, p. 23.
- ^ a b c d e Hansen 1946, p. 24.
- ^ a b c Hansen 1946, p. 25.
- ^ Hansen 1946, p. 39.
- ^ a b Hansen 1946, p. 43.
- ^ a b Hansen 1946, p. 33.
- ^ Hansen 1946, p. 41.
- ^ Fode 2005, p. 9.
- ^ a b Fode 2005, p. 8.
- ^ a b c Alenius 2002, p. 182.
- ^ a b c d e "Samsing Gruppen" (in Danish). Den Gamle By. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ Alenius 2002, p. 188.
- Publications
- Paludan, Helge (1998). Århus bys historie, fra vikingetid til nutid. Husets Forlag. ISBN 978-8-7748-3366-6.
- Alenius, Marianne (2002). Ikke noget theselskab: Var vi terrorister?. Museum Tusculanums Forlag. ISBN 87-7289-736-8.
- Beck, Bue (1997). Aarhus:Byens Historie. 1720-1870. Århus Byhistorisk Fond. ISBN 87-8938-629-9.
- Hauerbach, Sven (1945). 5. Kolonne; Aarhus-sabotørernes modige indsats. Published by 5 Kolonne.
- Hansen, Salomon (1946). Jydske Sabotører. Willy Samsing-Gruppen. Published by Salomon Hansen.
- Damm, Annette (2005). Vikingernes Aros. Moesgård Museum. ISBN 87-87334-62-3.
- Fode, Henrik (2005). Århus besat. Århus Byhistoriske Fond. ISBN 879-1-324-114.
From October 1944 until April 1945, aircraft of Coastal Command launched an intense anti-shipping campaign targeting ships off the Danish coast between Norway and Germany. One of the principal reasons for this campaign was to attack ships which were transferring some 200,000 German soldiers of the 20th Mountain Army (20. Gebirgsarmee) from Oslo to Aarhus, to be dispatched by train down through Jutland.[1]
- Sevaldsen, Jørgen; Bjørke, Bo; Bjørn, Claus (2003). Britain and Denmark: Political, Economic and Cultural Relations in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 978-87-7289-750-9.
References
edit- AW - Den Tyske Besættelse
- AW - Anden Verdenskrig i Aarhus
- DGB - 5 Kolonne
- DGB - Aarhus og Anden Verdenskrig
- NR - Augustoprøret
- Sabotagenatten
- JP Dagbog fra besættelsen
- http://stiften.dk/aarhus/i-dette-oejeblik-meddeles-det
- http://stiften.dk/kultur/1864-jylland-besat-af-tyske-tropper
- http://blog.dengamleby.dk/aarhusogandenverdenskrig/tag/gestapo/
- https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/fundogforskning/article/download/69413/126995
- http://danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/29-august-1943-augustoproeret/?no_cache=1
- ^ Sevaldsen, Bjørke & Bjørn 2003, p. 330.