Børge Johannes Lauritsen (22 October 1916 – 23 June 1944) was a merchant and member of the Danish resistance executed by the

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occupying power.

Biography

On 23 June 1944 Lauritsen and seven other members of the resistance were executed in Ryvangen

After his death

The January 1945 issue of the resistance newspaper ''Frit Danmark'' (Free Denmark) reported on the execution of the eight resistance members including Lauritsen. On 26 June 1945 Lauritsen as well as Jørgen Rydder, who was executed with him and like him born in Års, were buried in their home town. A memorial stone for Lauritsen and 90 other resistance members also exhumed in Ryvangen and buried in their respective home towns was laid down in

Ryvangen Memorial Park Ryvangen Memorial Park () is a memorial park in Ryvangen officially inaugurated on 5 May 1950 to commemorate fallen members of the Danish resistance to the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. The location in ''Ryvangen'', which m ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lauritsen, Borge Johannes 1916 births 1944 deaths Danish people executed by Nazi Germany Danish resistance members Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany People from Vesthimmerland Municipality