Hermann Møller Boye (5 July 1913 – 12 June 1944) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the

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occupying power.

Biography

In 1935 Boye graduated as a teacher from

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by the

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After his death

On 29 August 1945 Boye 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 his remains had been recovered. 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

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and representatives of the resistance movement. A memorial plaque at Nørre Nissum Seminarium where he graduated as a teacher commemorates his sacrifice for Denmark.

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1913 births 1944 deaths People from Ærø Municipality Danish schoolteachers Danish resistance members Danish people executed by Nazi Germany Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany {{World-War-II-stub