LC control no. | no2016094499 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Schmith, Jørgen Haagen, 1910-1944 |
Variant(s) | Citronen, 1910-1944 |
Associated place | Copenhagen (Denmark) |
Birth date | 1910-12-18 |
Death date | 1944-10-15 |
Place of death | Gentofte (Denmark) |
Field of activity | World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements Anti-Nazi movement |
Found in | Flammen & 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) |
Associated language | dan |