Ebbe Rørdam Explained

Ebbe Rørdam
Birth Date:1925 1, df=y
Birth Place:Hvilsager
Death Place:Denmark (unknown)
Death Cause:Skull fracture
Resting Place:Ryvangen Memorial Park
Occupation:Officer trainee
Known For:Killed as member of the Danish resistance movement
Website:Web site: Modstandsdatabasen . Copenhagen . . Ebbe Rørdam . Resistance Database . 2014-11-30 . Danish.

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

Biography

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

After his death

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historie - Mindelunden Ryvangen . History - Ryvangen Memorial Park . Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs . 2014-11-16 . Danish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129045124/http://www.mindelundenryvangen.dk/historie.html . 2014-11-29 .