Erling Christian Foss (25 February 1897 – 15 June 1982) was a Danish civil engineer, famous for his contributions to the

Danish resistance movement The Danish resistance movements ( da, Den danske modstandsbevægelse) were an underground insurgency to resist the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. Due to the initially lenient arrangements, in which the Nazi occupation autho ...

. As a result of contacts with Ebbe Munck and the Danish army's intelligence service, he became involved with the resistance at an early stage of the German

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. In September 1943, he became a member of the

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representing De Frie Danske. In February 1944, he took up a mission in

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involving arms deliveries to the resistance and negotiations to have Denmark recognised as an Ally. He sent regular reports to Christmas Møller who draw on them for BBC broadcasts to Denmark. After the war, he became active in the Danish Conservative Party, supporting membership of

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and relations with

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.Erling Christian Foss
from Gravested.DK. Retrieved 20 April 2008.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Foss, Erling Politicians from Copenhagen Conservative People's Party (Denmark) politicians Danish resistance members 1897 births 1982 deaths Danish anti-communists Burials at Mariebjerg Cemetery