De frie Danske explained

Type:	Monthly newspaper
Foundation:	December 1941
Political:	Non-communist
Language:	Danish
Ceased Publication:	24 May 1945
Headquarters:	Copenhagen
Publishing Country:	Denmark

De frie Danske (Danish: The Free Danes) was a Danish resistance newspaper published in Copenhagen about monthly from December 1941 to 24 May 1945.^{[1] [2]} It was the first Danish non-communist resistance newspaper and the first to bring photographs. It was also one of the largest, with final issues reaching a circulation of 20,000.^[3] Especially notable was the June 1944 Invasion Issue titled 'The Free Danes Welcome our Allied Friends' with a four colored front-page photo of one United States and one British rifleman each in front of their national flags.^{[4] [5]}

Resistance activist Edith Bonnesen contributed to the publication of the paper.^[6]

In popular culture

De frie Danske appears in Lois Lowry's historical novel Number the Stars.^{[7] [8]}

External links

• Web site: Illegal Presse. Illegal Press. Historisk Samling fra Besættelsestiden 1940-45. 18 November 2014. da.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Illegal Presse. Illegal Press. Historisk Samling fra Besættelsestiden 1940-45. 18 November 2014. da.
2. Jens Nyholm. Danish underground publications. Scandinavian Studies. 1947. 19. 7. 262. 40915662.
3. Web site: 18 November 2014. Tema: Illegale blade. Theme: Illegal Papers. Historisk Samling fra Besættelsestiden 1940-45. da.
4. News: De Frie Danske Byder Vore Allierede Venner Velkommen. The Free Danes Welcome Our Allied Friends. De frie Danske. 11 June 1944. 18 November 2014. da.
5. Web site: Illegal Press. https://archive.today/20150102134846/http://sitemaker.umich.edu/resistance/main_modes_of_resistance. dead. 2 January 2015. Resistance. 8 May 2015.
6. Web site: 2023-04-22 . Edith Bonnesen, modstandskvinde lex.dk . 2024-03-11 . Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon . da.
7. Web site: Number the Stars. Shmoop. 8 May 2015.
8. Lowry, L. (2000). Number The Stars. Collins: London. pp. 7 - 8