European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Copenhagen was bombed by the Raf in a now level attack. Gestapo Headquarters in aarhus and Odense were also destroyed. The attacks came at the request of the resistance movement which feared the records kept in the buildings identified Many in the movement. The raids were a Complete Success. The resistance kept up for the remaining months of the War earning Denmark recognition As a de Facto ally since it was not a formal one. When the War ended the germans left Denmark in an orderly fashion As befitted German discipline. With the occupiers gone reprisals began against those who had collaborated with the nazis. In All More than 20,000 were arrested in the Post War period. Of these 12,877 men and 631 women received prison sentences. Executions were carried out against 76 men and two women. For a amps Kirsten Jenson 2 above a statue on the grounds of the museum of Denmark s fight for Freedom in Copenhagen is a tribute to those who struggled against the nazi occupiers. The exhibit at left shows How the nazis attempted to round up danish jews. Of however most of the jewish population escaped to Sweden. Information for this Story came from the bitter years by Richard Petrow Denmark from occupied to ally a pamphlet from the danish ministry of foreign affairs and the museum of Denmark a fight for Freedom. The free museum is open 10 . To 4 . Tuesdays through thursdays and 10 . To 5 . Sundays during the summer and 11 . To 3 . Thursdays through saturdays and 11 . To 4 . Sundays the rest of the year. Guided Tours Are offered sunday and thursday afternoons. The museum is closed mondays. October 11, 1990 stripes Magazine /