København, Sokkelund Herred, Københavns Amt, Danmark
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Mindelunden, Ryvangen, Sions Sogn, Hellerup, Sokkelund Herred, Københavns Amt, Danmark
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Erik Friis-Hansen f. 8 feb. , Olsker, Bornholm, Danmark
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Vibeke Malthe-Bruun f. 2 dec. , København, Sokkelund Herred, Københavns Amt, Danmark
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6 maj
Edmonton, Canada,
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Erik Friis-Hansen f. 8 feb. , Olsker, Bornholm, Danmark
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Vibeke Malthe-Bruun f. 2 dec. , København, Sokkelund Herred, Københavns Amt, Danmark
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6 maj
Edmonton, Canada,
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Henrik Alexander Berner
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Spartacus Educational
Primary Sources
(1) Kim Malthe-Bruun, wrote a letter to Hanne about his experiences of being tortured by the Gestapo (3rd March, )
However, though I am afraid, though I do not yield ground, my heart beats faster every time someone steps before my door. One strange thing. I felt absolutely no hatred. Somewhat happened to my body; it was only the body of a boy, and reacted as such. But my soul was occupied with something completely different. Of course it noticed the little creatures who were there with my body, but it was filled so with itself that it was not closely concern itself with them.
(2) Kim Malthe-Bruun, letter to his mother, Vibeke Malthe-Bruun (4th April )
I know that you are a courageous woman, and that you will bear this, but, hear me, it is not enough to bear it, you must also understand it. I am an insignificant thing, and my person will soon be forgotten, but the thought, the life, the inspiration that filled me will live on. You will meet them everywhere - in the trees at springtime, in people who cross your path, in a loving little smile - that is the great gift for which our country thirsts - something for which every humble peasa
Who was Kim Malthe-Bruun?
Kim Malthe-Bruun was a member of the Danish resistance captured and killed during World War II.
He was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Canada. At the age of nine, Kim, his six-year-old sister Ruth, and his mother moved back to Denmark, where she was originally from. He grew up a peasant, but by the time he was seventeen, he became a merchant seaman. When Nazi Germany invaded Denmark, he joined the Danish resistance movement at the age of He used his skills as a sailor to transport arms for the resistance.
On 19 December , Kim was caught by the Gestapo in an apartment on Classen Street with two friends. He was unarmed and carrying his own identification papers. He was sent to the Vestre Fængsel Prison soon after his arrest. The first cell he stayed in was Cell , in the German Section. On Wednesday, 21 February, Kim was sent to the Police Headquarters for questioning. He did not return to Vestre until Wednesday, 28 February. The next day he was placed in solitary confinement and forbidden to write letters.
In a letter to his girlfriend, he stated the cells he had been in so far:
19 December - 2 February , Cell
2 February , at 8 o'clock - Cell
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Malthe-Bruun, Kim ___ ___ Danish ___ sailor
BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY Kim Malthe-Bruun was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Canada. His mother was from Denmark and in the family moved back to still young he signed up with the merchant navy. During the German occupation of Denmark, he joined the Danish resistance. But, in , he was arrested by the Germans for being involved in the shipping of weapons from Sweden to Denmark. He was tortured and then, in , executed. After the war his mother, Vibeke, arranged for the publication of 'Kim' a biographical book which contains sections of her son's diary as well as a collection of his letters. A biography link Wikipedia bio The Diary Review - My heart beats faster
DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS ___ maritime love/sex family prison Nazism
WEB TEXT LINKS a bit about, one quote about
ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS Royal Library, Copenhagen University Library - might be here
SOME PUBLISHED TITLES Heroic heart; the diary and letters of Kim Malthe-Bruun,
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