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Schmith, Jørgen Haagen, 1910-1944

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Personal name headingSchmith, Jørgen Haagen, 1910-1944
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Variant(s)Citronen, 1910-1944
Associated placeCopenhagen (Denmark)
Birth date1910-12-18
Death date1944-10-15
Place of deathGentofte (Denmark)
Field of activityWorld War, 1939-1945--Underground movements Anti-Nazi movement
Found inFlammen & Citronen, 2008: (Jørgen Haagen Schmith, subject of the film)
Wikipedia, July 15, 2016: (Jørgen Haagen Schmith, better known under the codename Citronen, was a renowned fighter in the Holger Danske resistance movement against the German occupation of Denmark, 1940-1945; born December 18, 1910; before the war was a concierge and stage manager at the Zigeunerhalln music hall in Copenhagen; best known for his partnership with Bent Faurschou Hviid, also known as Flammen; Schmith generally served as driver to his partner, who executed Nazis and Danish collaborators; began to be called Citronen ("Lemon") after sabotaging a Citroën garage containing German vehicles; killed by German soldiers, October 15, 1944, in Gentofte, Denmark)
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