Erik Crone (29 May 1919 – 27 February 1945) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the

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occupying power.

Biography

Crone's membership of the resistance was betrayed to Gestapo by Jørgen Børge Axel Lorenzen, leader of the infamous Lorenzen Group and on 19 December 1944 Crone was arrested. On 27 February 1945 Crone and nine other resistance members were executed in Ryvangen.

After his death

On 29 August Crone and 105 other victims of the occupation were given a

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in the memorial park founded at the execution and burial site in Ryvangen where he was executed. Bishop

Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard (29 July 1890 – 8 July 1979) was a bishop of the diocese of Copenhagen for 25 years including the years of the Nazi Germany, German occupation. Early life and education Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard was born on 29 July 1890 in ...

led the service with participation from the royal family, the government and representatives of the resistance movement. Erik Crone is named with 24 others who died in the resistance on a memorial plaque at the

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gate of the University of Copenhagen.

References

1919 births 1945 deaths People executed by Nazi Germany by firing squad Danish resistance members Danish people executed by Nazi Germany Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany People from Aarhus {{World-War-II-bio-stub