Den 9. april 1940 blev Danmark besat som en bekvem trædesten på vejen
fra Tyskland til Norge, hvor fjordene og jernmalmen fra Sverige via havnen i
Narvik især havde tyskernes interesse. Den danske regering og
administration fortsatte arbejdet ud fra tyskernes direktiver. I 1943 blev
det klart for mange mennesker, at tyskerne ville tabe krigen og sabotagen
voksede. Tyskerne overtog magten den 29. august 1943, da den danske
regering ikke ville acceptere, at danske borgere skulle kunne idømmes
dødsstraf ved danske domstole. Der var 9 eksekverede dødsdomme efter tysk
krigsret i 1943. Det var vigtigt for tyskerne at bevare et rimeligt forhold
til de fleste danskere, så antallet af tyske soldater i Danmark kunne være
mindst muligt, og Danmark fortsat kunne være en stabil leverandør af
fødevarer. I kort form: ingen sabotage - ingen dødsdomme.
Efter invasionen i Frankrig på
D-dag 6. juni 1944 blussede sabotage og uro op i Danmark. Tyskerne ville
dæmme op ved at henrette modstandsfolk. Der blev henrettet 2 den 8., 2 den
12. og 8 den 23. juni - men uroen blev ved. Tyskerne mistede helt
kontrollen, da 8 mænd fra
Hvidstengruppen var blevet henrettet og
Folkestrejken
brød ud! Se Kirstine Fiil Sørensen
- Tulle - og hendes stærke
brev. Hitler ønskede ikke flere martyrer, så der blev et midlertidigt
stop for henrettelser!
Før Hvidstengruppen var der henrettet 31 modstandsfolk efter krigsretsdomme.
Den 9. august
1944 blev 11 modstandsfolk skudt "under flugtforsøg" af frustrerede
tyskere, der omgik forbuddet mod henrettelser. Se
mindestenen rejst
her
i 1947 nær Osted sydvest for Roskilde. Fra 21. februar 1945 blev 62
modstandsfolk henrettet efter krigsretsdomme.
Bogen DE SIDSTE TIMER fra 1985 nævner 112 henrettede
i alt inklusive de 11 fra
Osted. De 112 navne i
AirmenDK findes alle i "Faldne i Danmarks Frihedskamp" fra 1970, i
Jørgen Kieler:
Hvorfor gjorde I det? bd. 2 s. 268-269 og i
John T. Lauridsen:
Werner Bests korrespondance med Auswärtiges Amt og andre tyske akter
vedrørende besættelsen af Danmark 1942-1945, bind 10, tillæg 2, side 60-69,
se pdf. Her ses de 101 henrettede
opdelt i kategorier. 11 fra Osted tilføjet. Fundet af Niels-Birger
Danielsen, manden bag
udstillingen MODSTAND og bøger.
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On 9 April
1940 Denmark was occupied as a convenient stepstone on the way from Germany
to Norway, where particularly the fjords and the iron ore from Sweden via
the harbour in Narvik were of interest to the Germans. The Danish government
and administration continued to work, now based on German directives. In
1943 it became clear to many people that the Germans were going to lose the
war and sabotage grew. The Germans took control on 29 August 1943, as the
Danish government would not accept that Danish citizens might be sentenced
to death
at Danish courts. 9 men were executed after sentences in German
martial courts in 1943. It was important to maintain a good relation to most
Danes, so that the number of German soldiers in Denmark could be as small as
possible and Denmark could still be a stable supplier of foods. Shortly: no
sabotage - no death penalties.
After the invasion in France on
D-Day 6 June
1944 sabotage flared up in Denmark. The Germans wanted to contain the unrest
by executing members of the resistance. On 8, 12, and 23 June 2+2+8 men
were executed - but the unrest remained. The Germans completely lost
control when 8 men from the Hvidsten Cell had been executed and a
spontaneous general strike broke out. See
Kirstine Fiil Sørensen - Tulle
and her strong letter.
Hitler did not want more martyrs, so a temporary stop for executions was
imposed. Before the Hvidsten Cell 31 members of the resistance had been shot
after sentences by martial courts. On 9 August 1944 11 members of the
resistance were shot "while attempting to escape" by frustrated
Germans who bypassed the ban on executions. See the
memorial stone erected
here
in 1947 near Osted south west of Roskilde. From 21 February 1945 62 members
of the resistance were executed after sentences by martial courts.
The book THE LAST HOURS from 1985 mentions 112 executed men including the 11
from Osted. All of the 112 names on AirmenDK are found in (title translated)
"Fallen in Denmark's Fight for Freedom" from 1970. in Jørgen Kieler: "Why
did you do it?" and in a book by John T. Lauridsen. Here the 101 executed
men are mentioned by categories. The
11 men from Osted were
added. Found by Niels Birger Danielsen, the man behind
the exhibition RESISTANCE.
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