Museum of Danish Resistance, Copenhagen MM033

This museum tells the story of the German occupation of Denmark in the Second World War and the very active resistance against it through period displays including German and Danish weapons and uniforms or clothing. This is all set to quite haunting dark background with video and photographic exhibits projected upon the walls.
Frihedsmuseet,
Esplanaden 13,
1263 Copenhagen,
Demark
en.natmus.dk/m...
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[@mikkoveijalainen7430]

Visited this musem a year ago. I spent several hours touring the place. I loved how modern and interactive their exhibition was.

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

I'd say you missed out on the audio guide. There are some cool voice acting plays with different situations that match some og the different settings you walked past... it is based on real persons and situations and gives you a really good feeling of how the ppl were feeling back then...
Some of those I remember were a group of resistance ppl making flyers in a kitchen, being scared to be found by the german soldiers. Another was about a group of ppl having to recieve a parachute drop in the dark on a field, being afraid if the incoming planes might be german fighters instead....

[@chrisdale-militaryhistory]

Sounds interesting maybe I did make a mistake. Next time I'm in Copenhagen I'll try the audio guide.

[@janmortensen9314]

This is the "new" museum, the old had a fire in 2013. Luckily the damage to artifacts was limited to water and ash/sod

[@chrisdale-militaryhistory]

So glad they were saved!

[@Gert-DK]

Fun fact: When the German soldiers had to go home, they had to walk all the way to Germany, that's what soldiers do/did. Nobody wanted revenge attacks on the Germans, so they were allowed to keep their personal arms (Pistols, submachine guns, rifles). When entering the German border, they had to hand over their weapons to the British soldiers.
As far as I know, it went smooth. Strange to think, that the much hated German was allowed to keep their guns. But it worked.

[@chrisdale-militaryhistory]

Thanks for that information, very interesting.

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

I haven't visited this new Museum but the old had an open yard with barbed wire and posts from a German KZ. A few years ago I visited KZ Buchenwald where several Danes, also the Police, became interned!

[@rolfagten857]

Max Manus mentioned

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

The highest Decorated Foreign Soldier in British Service was Danish SAS Major Anders Lassen! As a Sailor he landed in The UK and joined the Army til he died in Italy with a posthumous V.C. on top of a lot of other Decorations.
He is buried in Argenta Gap military Cemetary!

[@madselmvig1457]

Doubt it as Max Manus were a Norwegian and not Danish.

[@mochtegerndane7097]

@@madselmvig1457 Actually - Max Manus was half Danish. Hans mor hed Gerda Kjørup. But dont tell that to the Norwegians.
There is an iconic Norwegian picture from 1945, the day the king returns. He is being driven to the castle and in the car are four people:
1) King Haakon - a Danish prince
2) Crown princess Märtha - Swedish father and a Danish Mother
3) Max Manus as the bodyguard - Danish Mother
You can always tease the Norwegians with that one...

[@madselmvig1457]

@@mochtegerndane7097 That his mother were Danish, does not matter. He was born in Bergen, Norway, served in Norwegian army, carried a Norwegian passport. He was Norwegian. Even as a Dane I accept that fact. His ancestry were part Danish, but he were Norwegian.