Bent faurschou hviid was born in 1921 in asserbo, denmark, on the island of zealand to marie louise larsen and wilhelm faurschou hviid. The flame was a redhaired danish resistance fighter in the holger danske group during world war ii. These works have contributed to a national discussion on the topic. Bent faurschou hviid was a member of the danish resistance group holger danske during world war ii. Jan 24, 2020 on this page, you can read online or download history books in urdu. They were resistance fighters in denmark during world war ii. In 1951 he and his partner bent faurschou hviid were posthumously awarded the united states medal of freedom by president harry truman.
The film, based on the true stories of danish resistance heroes bent faurschou hviid and jorgen haagen schmith, is a satisfying thriller interestingly. During nazi occupation, redheaded bent faurschou hviid flame and jorgen haagen schmith citron, assassins in the danish resistance, take orders from winther, whos in direct contact with allied leaders. Flame and citron were the code names of two key members of the danish resistance. Its heroic couplet are bent faurschou hviid thure lindhardt known as flammen, because of his flame red hair and jorgen haagen schmith mads mikkelsen a. Danish resistance movement wikipedia republished wiki 2. Little has been written about the men in contemporary history books. Bent faurschouhviid, 97867082744, please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or. The film, based on the true stories of danish resistance heroes bent faurschou hviid and jorgen haagen schmith, is. Famous as the danish resistance fighter with red hair he was also known as flammen, meaning the flame. Due to the initially lenient arrangements, in which the nazi occupation authority allowed the democratic government to stay in power, the resistance movement was slower to develop effective tactics on a wide scale than in some other. From our membership agreement lulu is a place where people of all ages, backgrounds, experience, and professions can publish, sell, or buy creative content such as novels, memoirs, poetry, cookbooks, technical manuals, articles, photography books, childrens books, calendars, and a host of other content that defies easy categorization. Dec 04, 2015 the top 50 modern foreign language thrillers.
In the afternoon he was moved to a flat belonging to mrs. The title refers to the code names of two members of the holger danske resistance group, bent faurschou hviid known as flame because of his red hair and jorgen haagen schmith known as citron, danish for lemon, because he once worked for the citroen car company. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, captivating, suspense, dramatic and disturbing films and tv shows about with nazism, nazi, world war two, german, nazis, war, death, brutality, holocaust and jewish plots mostly in drama, war and history genres shot in germany, france, usa and. Set after the nazi invasion of denmark, the film focuses on the holger danske resistance groups bent faurschou hviid known as flammen and jorgen haagen schmith known as citronen. History books in urdu pdf download urdu history novels. Ocm flame and citron themselves disappeared from danish history right after the war. By 1943, members of the danish resistance movement were involved in underground activities, ranging from producing illegal publications to spying and sabotage. Faurschou hviid and schmith were members of the holder danske group, a danish resistance organization primarily composed of danes who had previously fought for finland against the soviet union in the winter war of 19391940. The 20 year old danish resistance fighter the nazis feared. The list contains the best, new and most relevant nazism movies ordered by relevance.
Bent faurschou hviid flame, because of his red hair and jorgen haagen schmith citron, because he had worked in a citroen car factory were members of holger danske, a. Bent faurschouhviid and jorgen haagen schmith were members of denmarks holger danske resistance group. Faurschou meaning and origin of the name faurschou. Bent follows and confronts her, whereupon she says she is a courier running messages.
Out of fun, my best friend and mirror codename and i decided to wade into mads mikkelsens nbc hannibal, casino royale danishfilm past, which was how i found flame and citron 2008. Wartime thriller shines light on two great danes the. Appears in 15 books from 18682007 page 23 as ancient is this hostelry as any in the land may be, built in the old colonial day, when men lived in a grander way, with ampler hospitality. In the 21st century, two films have been released about the danish resistance. After the end of world war ii, all danish boys wanted to be flame and citron two of the countys famed resistance fighters who died during the war. Id like to see some citation around faurschou hviid being the most hated or sought by the german authorities. Citron is teamed up with bent faurschou hviid, an idealistic young redhead hence flame known around copenhagen for his daring, pointblank. On 19 september 1944, faurschou schmith disguised themselves as policemen. Congress and flame was presented with the montgomery medal, but they didnt really fit in with the usual story of the war and denmark s resistance ever since the war began. Bent faurschou hviid 7 january 1921 18 october 1944 was a member of the danish.
A drama centered on two fighters in the holger danske world war ii resistance group. It suggested that some of the noted bent faurschou hviid flammens executions may have been mistakenly directed by a double agent. Unlike the germanic ss organizations in norway and the netherlands, this was not a part of the local nazi party danmarks national socialistiske arbejder parti, dnsap but was a separate organization. The fearless and uncompromising flame is a confirmed antifascist and dreams. That is history to which madsen remains true, even if it deprives his. One was normally the driver usually citron, the other the.
When a target tells bent that winthers using them to settle private scores. Flame was bent faurschou hviid 192144, so named for his bright red hair, a nordic inheritance. His father was the owner of asserbos birkegarden hotel. The film was based on the book efter drabet following the death, 2001 by journalist peter ovig knudsen, who also. The schalburgkorps was formed on 2 february 1943 as germansk korps though it was not organized until july. It absorbed landstormen, the militia of the nazi party nya danmark in. Wartime thriller shines light on two great danes the globe. Due to the unusually lenient terms given to danish people by the nazi occupation authority, the movement was slower to develop effective tactics on a wide scale than in some other countries. In a bar, bent flirts with a woman, who identifies herself as ketty selmer and disturbs him by saying his real name. His exploits were dramatized in the movie flame and citron. Jun 03, 2015 the movie focuses on bent faurschou hviid flame, played by thure lindhardt and jorgen haagen schmith citron, played by mads mikkelsen. Schmith was called citron because while working at the citroen car factories in copenhagen, he would sabotage the german trucks and cars.
Movies like black book if you like black book you are looking for tense, psychological and epic movies about with jewish, holocaust, nazism, atrocity, singer, life is a bitch and espionage themes of drama, thriller and war genre shot in netherlands or germany. The story focuses on flammen and citronen, the two most active members of the holger danske. Lancaster iii pa988 crashed near allindemagle on the. He is credited by some with 22 assassinations, and the holger danske with over 400 kills. The officers thus appointed will be obeyed and respected accordingly. Knudsens work was adapted as a 2hour documentary film, with the right to kill 2003, which was shown on tv and later released in theaters. Bent faurschou hviid and jorgen haagen schmith were members of denmarks holger. Flame was part of a danish resistance group during wwii called holger danske. Bent faurschou hviid person or being in fiction, deceased person, organization member, person. Schmith jumped a fence to escape, was shot in the process, he recovered. Browse through our ebooks while discovering great authors and exciting books in finnish. You can also download popular history novels from famous urdu writers. On that day, the germans happened capturing the two men.
Bernard oconnor, author of numerous books on world war two sabotage, provides a detailed foreword. Annie jacobsen in kanslergade 16 where he would stay until 208. With thure lindhardt, mads mikkelsen, stine stengade, peter mygind. Bent faurschou hviid was a member of the danish resistance group holger danske during world war ii, nicknamed flammen for his red hair. According to several colleagues from the holger danske, no other resistance member was as hated or sought by the germans as was faurschou hviid. In 1951, he and his resistance partner jorgen haagen schmith, were posthumously awarded the united states medal of freedom by president harry truman. Dyrberg headed the holger danske, a danish resistance group, from 1943 to 1945 using the code name, herman, to disguise his identity during the german occupation of denmark.
Faurschouhviid was named flame due to his red hair. Faurschou hviid was named flame due to his red hair. They worked largely in tandem, coordinating their attacks. Media in category media from the museum of danish resistance the following 145 files are in this category, out of 145 total. The real flame of flame and citron, bent faurschou hviid 7 january 1921 18 october 1944. Bent hviid historical records and family trees myheritage. He also had a sister, marielouise swanstrom and a brother jan faurschou hviid.
I had 300 books that day to autograph for the kids, and i autographed the books and i wrote, as long as there is life, there is hope 300 times. Jan 21, 2012 the schalburgkorps was formed on 2 february 1943 as germansk korps though it was not organized until july. Borgerlige partisaner, civil partisans and holger danske, both based in copenhagen. This is the birthday of bent faurschou hviid born 1921, died october 18, 1944. With his bright red hair, bent faurschou hviid s alias was obviously quite fitting. Bent faurschou hviid known as flammen and jorgen haagen schmith known as citron, played by thure lindhardt and mads mikkelsen respectively. On this page, you can read online or download history books in urdu. Flame and citron were the code names of the two most celebrated members of the danish resistance movement. Jorgen haagen schmith 18 december 1910 15 october 1944, better known under the codename citronen danish for the lemon, was a renowned fighter in the danish resistance movement during the german occupation of denmark of 194045.
Although they were exhaustively sought by the gestapo, they were not recognized. Aug 14, 2009 faurschou hviid was named flame due to his red hair. Citron, secretly put their lives at stake fighting for the holger danske resistance group. Bent faurschou hviid flame, because of his red hair and jorgen haagen schmith citron, because he had worked in a citroen.
Bent faurschou hviid flame and jorgen haagen schmith code named citron, two of the most noted members of the group. See more ideas about denmark, danish and number the stars. As head of the holger danske, dyrberg had a very close working relationship with two of the. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about bent hviid on myheritage, the worlds family history network. Hviid, bent faurschou, 19211944 lc linked data service. Faurschou hviid was one of the most active liquidators for the danish resistance movement use of liquidators and later liquidator this section is ambiguous.
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