Arne Sørensen (politician)
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Arne Sørensen was a Danish politician, author and resistance fighter. He created the Danish Unity
party and became a minister after the occupation
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He was an active resistance fighter in the Holger Danske group under the German occupation and, in 1943, became a key member of the Danish Freedom Council
.
Danish Unity
Danish Unity was a political party in Denmark, founded in 1936 by Arne Sørensen. It contested elections in 1939, 1943, 1945, 1947, April 1953 and then once more in 1964. It remains as a political organisation....
party and became a minister after the occupation
Occupation of Denmark
Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark began with Operation Weserübung on 9 April 1940, and lasted until German forces withdrew at the end of World War II following their surrender to the Allies on 5 May 1945. Contrary to the situation in other countries under German occupation, most Danish...
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He was an active resistance fighter in the Holger Danske group under the German occupation and, in 1943, became a key member of the Danish Freedom Council
Danish Freedom Council
The Danish Freedom Council was a clandestine body set up in September 1943 in response to growing political turmoil surrounding the occupation of Denmark by German forces during the Second World War.-Background:...
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