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Ebbe Rørdam

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Ebbe Rørdam
Born(1925-01-10)10 January 1925
Hvilsager
Died16 March 1945(1945-03-16) (aged 20)
Denmark (unknown)
Cause of deathSkull fracture
Resting placeRyvangen Memorial Park
OccupationOfficer trainee
Known forKilled as member of the Danish resistance movement
Website"Modstandsdatabasen" [Resistance Database]. Ebbe Rørdam (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 2014-11-30.

Ebbe Rørdam (10 January 1925 – 16 March 1945) was a member of the Danish resistance killed by the German occupying power.

Biography

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On 16 March 1945, Rørdam died in connection with the sabotage of an ammunition train.[citation needed]

After his death

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On 29 August, Rørdam 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 his remains had been recovered. Bishop Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard led the service with participation from the royal family, the government and representatives of the resistance movement.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Historie - Mindelunden Ryvangen" [History - Ryvangen Memorial Park] (in Danish). Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-16.