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Danish schoolchild and member of Danish Resistance in Christiansfeld, Denmark, 9/1940-6/1944; inmate of Horserød and Frøslev Prison Camps in Denmark, 6/1944-9/1944; inmate in Neuengamme Concentration Camp and Porta Westfalica Subcamp, Neuengamme Concentration Camp, Germany, 9/1944-4/1945; evacuated with Swedish Red Cross from Germany to Sweden, 4/1945
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REEL 1 Background in Christiansfeld, Denmark, 1925-1939: family; education. Aspects of period as schoolchild in Christiansfeld, Denmark, 4/1940-7/1942: German invasion of Denmark, 9/4/1940; nature of resistance to Germans in South Jutland; anticipation of German invasion, 1940; Danish casualties, 9/4/1940; behaviour of invading Germans; local government orders for blackout; breaking of German promise not to interfere in Danish internal affairs; start of Danish Resistance, autumn 1940; change in attitude of Danish Communists after German invasion of Soviet Union, 22/6/1941.
REEL 2 Continues: tradition of Danish-Russian friendship. Recollections of period as member of Danish Resistance in Denmark, 1942-1944: first contact with resistance through Boy Scout Movement, 7/1942; his circulation of pro-Allied material, 1942; contact with agent and tasks he was given; character of group he formed; orders to commit sabotage, 30/4/1944; reaction to subsequent attack on German telephone system.
REEL 3 Continues: his arrest, 6/6/1944. Aspects of period as inmate of Horserød and Frøslev Prison Camps in Denmark, 6/1944-9/1944: description of his interrogation by Germans; removal to Horserød Prison Camp; effect of Folk Strike in Denmark, 7/1944; following war news in Horserød Prison Camp.
REEL 4 Continues: reasons for evacuation for Horserød Prison Camp, 15/8/1944; removal to Frøslev Prison Camp, 8/1944; reaction to hearing Royal Air Force bombers over Germany. Aspects of period as inmate in Neuengamme Concentration Camp, Germany, 9/1944: arrival in camp; processing of inmates on arrival; his political conversations with German inmates; story told to him by Dutch inmate of the hangings of fellow Dutch inmates in camp. Aspects of period as inmate in Porta Westfalica Subcamp, Neuengamme Concentration Camp, Germany, 9/1945-1/1945: removal to camp, 9/1944; accommodation in camp; work moving cement sacks and bricks; rations.
REEL 5 Continues: flea infestation in camp; conversation with Georgian inmate about fate of his people; inmate illnesses and how some became 'Muselmann'; death rate amongst Danish inmates; arrival of Red Cross parcels for Danish inmates, 12/1944; how his mother arranged for food parcels to be sent to camp; kindness shown to him by German guard; developing skill of sleeping standing up; his inability to work through sickness and removal to Neuengamme Concentration Camp, 1/1945. Aspects of period as inmate in Neuengamme Concentration Camp, Germany, 1/1945-4/1945: period in sick bay.
REEL 6 Continues: ability of Danish inmates to obtain privileges because of their Red Cross parcels; treatment for abscess; his handling by 'medical' staff; bribing of barrack kapo. Aspects of evacuation with Swedish Red Cross from Germany to Sweden, 4/1945: work of Swedes in rescuing Scandinavians from Neuengramme Concentration Camp, 3/1945; transport in Swedish bus from Germany into Denmark, 4/1945; arrangements for him to meet girlfriend and parents on route to Sweden, 4/1945; arrival in Malmo, Sweden; treatment received in Sweden; return to Denmark, 5/1945.