Cay Lembcke (15 December 1885 – 31 January 1965) was a co-founder of the

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Boy Scouts Organization in 1910 and the

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in 1930. He was captain of the Danish Guard Hussars until his resignation in 1923, following public disagreement with the Danish government over budget cuts in the Danish defence.Biensø (2005), pp.84 Lembcke was co-founder of the Danish Boy Scouts Organization (''Det Danske Spejderkorps''). He wrote a Danish adaptation of

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's ''Scouting for Boys'' in December 1910, titled "''Patrouilleøvelser for Drenge''" (Patrol exercises for Boys).Jens Kerte
Lejrbål med knaster i 100 år
, ''Nordjyske'', July 29, 2007 He left the Danish Boy Scout movement in 1923, after many years of disagreement because of his fascist tendencies. Following the success of the

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in the 1930 German federal election, Lembcke was the co-founder of National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark (''Danmarks National Socialistiske Arbejderparti'') and the first leader of the party. DNSAP, Danmarks National-Socialistiske Arbejder Parti
at Grænseforeningen.dk After a disappointing 1932 Danish general election result, Lembcke was replaced as leader by

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in July 1933.

References

External links

*
Sondre Ljoså, "Alltid beredt til hva?", University of Oslo, 2007
*
Per Biensø, "Cay Lembcke, Spejdersport og Fascisme, 1910-1923", Aalborg University, 2005
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lembcke, Cay 1885 births 1965 deaths National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark politicians Scouting and Guiding in Denmark Leaders of political parties in Denmark