Jørgen Rydder (20 September 1923 – 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 Rydder 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 Rydder. On 22 June 1945 the remains of Rydder were found in Ryvangen. On 26 June 1945 Rydder as well as Børge Johannes Lauritsen, who was executed with him and like him born in Års, were buried in their home town. A memorial stone for Rydder and 90 other resistance members also exhumed in Ryvangen and buried in their respective home towns were laid down in

Ryvangen Memorial Park Ryvangen Memorial Park ( da, Mindelunden i Ryvangen) 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 locatio ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rydder, Jorgen 1923 births 1944 deaths Danish people executed by Nazi Germany Danish resistance members Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany People from Vesthimmerland Municipality