Viborg Stifts Folkeblad 1 November 1946 about Niels Juul Rysensteen Buchwald:                                     See 6 pages about Niels Buchwald and his first grave.
Back to his home town, his coffin wrapped up in the Dannebrog

A moving ceremony in the cathedral at the bier of Niels Buchwald, R.A.F.

The flags in Aarhus Harbour and on the ferry from Kalundborg were flown at half-mast, when the ship yesterday afternoon berthed with the mortal remains of one
of the boys from Viborg who lost their lives during World War 2, the young airman of the Royal Air Force Niels Buchwald, the son of prefect Buchwald and Mrs.
Buchwald, Viborg. It was quiet on the quay, and the people who had shown up to pay their last respects to Niels Buchwald bared their heads as a salute to the
young man for his effort in the fight for freedom.

As it will be remembered, Niels Buchwald fell in action over Holland on 13 October 1944, when he crashed with his plane at Schoondijke. The young airman was
buried in Dutch soil, and his grave was faithfully tended by people in Holland who took it as a dear duty to guard the final resting place of this young man.
Now at last his bier has been taken to Denmark.

Prefect Buchwald and Mrs. Buchwald received their son´s "coffin which was taken out on the quay in the hearse. 25 men from the navy as a company of honour
presented arms. - - -

At about 6.30 p.m. yesterday the coffin arrived at Viborg accompanied by the closest relatives. A short ceremony was held in the cathedral. - - -
The funeral service will take place tomorrow afternoon. Bishop Malmstrøm will deliver the funeral speech, before the bier will be taken to the old family plot, the
chapel of rest of the Rysensteens.

Viborg Stifts Folkeblad 2 November 1946:
Captain Ernst Schalburg, whose voice was heard several times in broadcasts from the BBC in London, is quoted for these commemorative words:
"Many joined the Air Force. One of the bravest was the young officer Niels Buchwald whom I recall clearly as a beautiful example of duty and love for his native
country. He was among the pilots who strongly insisted that the word Denmark be painted on his plane. He successfully took action to have this wish fulfilled.
He was a very civilized person and a clever, bold and brave airman who was an honour to Denmark wherever he was. The message that he had fallen made his countrymen feel great sorrow, even if we were comforted by knowing that Niels Buchwald himself could hardly have imagined a more beautiful death.

Niels Buchwald found his grave among friends who honoured it, as it happened in 1864 with the grave in Bøffelkobbel. (Two soldiers buried in a private garden!)
Last year when his parents visited the grave they were moved by seeing how it was tended by people who felt that they were indebted to this young Danish
airman who had fallen for the common cause. Now Niels Buchwald has returned to his native country, and today we part with him in Viborg Cathedral.

Viborg Stifts Folkeblad 4 November 1946:
He was one of the first  A moving memorial service at the R.A.F. airman Niels Buchwald´s bier in Viborg Cathedral.

"The rain was pouring down over Viborg and made the flags hang slack, when the memorial ceremony to the young airman of the Royal Air Force Niels Juul
Rysensteen Buchwald, the son of Prefect A.S. Buchwald and Mrs. Buchwald took place in Viborg Cathedral. In the morning flags were flown at half-mast on
the municipal buildings, and the city of Viborg had decorated Sct. Mogensgade in front of the cathedral and Gl. Torv with flags. Many private citizens followed
the example and flew the Dannebrog at half-mast, honouring the memory of the fallen airman." - - -

Bishop Malmstrøm delivered the funeral speech over Niels Buchwald. 10 years before he had prepared him for confirmation in April 1930. Excerpt:

"Ten years later the Germans arrived, just on a day in April, and everything looked different for our country. Many were completely stunned by the terrible blow
against our country and our people. Quite a few tried to adapt in the best - or worst - way to the apparently inevitable fact for the time being that the Germans
were in charge of a country which had been free for a thousand years. Just during this for a start apparently so friendly tyranny some of our best young people
woke up and rose to action. Niels Buchwald was one of the first.

One day this young man, an academic originally trained as an airman, left Denmark and escaped to Sweden. From there he came to England and joined the
Air Force. At this memorial ceremony in Viborg Cathedral we recall with grateful pride how this young Dane together with others succeeded in making England
understand that generally the people of Denmark were on the right side in the resentment against nazism.
Few people were more pleased with the gradually growing resistance movement in Denmark than Niels Buchwald."