Søren Peter Kristensen (20 August 1887 – 29 June 1944) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Søren Peter Kristensen | |
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 Søren Peter Kristensen | |
| Born | Søren Peter Kristensen 20 August 1887[1][2] Riis Mark, Ousted |
| Died | 29 June 1944 (aged 56)[1][2][3] |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad,[2] gunshot wounds to the chest |
| Other names | Søren Peter Christensen |
| Occupation | Coach builder[3] |
| Known for | Executed as member of the Danish resistance movement[3] |
| Spouse | (married until 1944) |
| Parent(s) | Johannes Kristensen and Karen Marie née Nielsen |
| Website | "Modstandsdatabasen - Søren Peter Kristensen" [Resistance Database] (in Danish). Retrieved 2014-11-20. |
Biography
In addition to being a member of the Hvidsten group[2] Kristensen was also a coach builder.[3]
The group helped the British Special Operations Executive parachute weapons and supplies into Denmark for distribution to the resistance.
In March 1944 the Gestapo made an "incredible number of arrests" including in the region of Randers where a number of members of the Hvidsten group were arrested.[4]
The following month, De frie Danske reported that several arrestees from Hvidsten had been transferred from Randers to Vestre Fængsel.[5]
On 29 June 1944 Kristensen and seven other members of the Hvidsten group were executed in Ryvangen.[1][2]
After his death
On 15 July 1944, De frie Danske reported on the execution of several members of the Hvidsten group.[6] Six months later the January 1945 issue of the resistance newspaper Frit Danmark (Free Denmark) reported that on 29 June the previous year Kristensen and seven other named members of the Hvidsten group had been executed.[3]
On 10 July he was together with the seven other executed group members cremated at Bispebjerg Cemetery.[citation needed]
In 1945 a memorial stone over the eight executed members of the Hvidsten group was raised near Hvidsten Inn.[2]
Similarly a larger memorial stone for resistance members including the eight executed members of the Hvidsten group has been laid down in Ryvangen Memorial Park.[1]
Portrayal in the media
References
- Holm, Axel (1945). Hvidsten-Gruppen [The Hvidsten Group] (in Danish). Aarhus: Gravers Andersens Forlag. 142 pages. OCLC 492247465. Archived from the original on 2007-09-19.
- Røjel, Jørgen (1984). Modstandsgruppen Hvidsten [The resistance group Hvidsten] (in Danish). Copenhagen: Samleren. 249 pages. ISBN 87-568-0743-0. OCLC 13424058.