Andreas Bronislaw Wadeksloff Nielsen
Andreas Bronislaw Wadeksloff Nielsen (31 March 1918 – 27 February 1945) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Biography[edit]
On 19 February 1939 he married Ingrid Kathrine Jensen. As a member of the resistance he was a mechanic and a driver.[1]
On 26 February 1945 a German court martial sentenced Nielsen to death and the following day he and nine other resistance members were executed in Ryvangen.[1][2]
After his death[edit]
On 29 August 1945 Nielsen and 105 other victims of the occupation were given a state funeral in the memorial park founded at the execution and burial site in Ryvangen where he was executed. Bishop Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard led the service with participation from the royal family, the government and representatives of the resistance movement.[3]
The cemetery in Rødovre has a memorial plaque for him.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Modstandsdatabasen" [Resistance Database]. Andreas Bronislaw Wadesloff Nielsen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Kampen og dens Ofre" [The fight and its victims]. Frit Danmark (in Danish). 1 March 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
Og som en blodig Afslutning paa Februar Maaned, der har kostet Danmark saa mange Ofre, kommer Meddelelsen om, at Tyskerne paa den næstsidste Dag i Maaneden har henrettet 10 danske Patrioter: Erik Crone, Einar Aksel Larsen, Svend Glendau, Karl Gustav Stricker, Poul Madsen, Karl Børge Sørensen, Preben Richard Christensen, Andreas Bronislaw Wadekoloff Nielsen, [sic] Preben Gylche og Harald Christensen. Det var unge Mennesker allesammen - fra 18 til 29 Aar - som har ydet en værdifuld Indsats i den aktive Frihedskamp. Deres Minde vil leve blandt os - de har givet deres Liv for Danmarks Frihed.
- ^ "Historie - Mindelunden Ryvangen" [History - Ryvangen Memorial Park] (in Danish). Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.