Hermann Møller Boye (5 July 1913 – 12 June 1944) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.

Hermann Møller Boye
Hermann Møller Boye
Born
Herman Møller Boye

(1913-07-05)5 July 1913[1]
Rolpested, Marstal[1]
Died12 June 1944(1944-06-12) (aged 30)[1]
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Resting placeRyvangen Memorial Park
OccupationMunicipal Teacher[1]
Known forExecuted as member of the Danish resistance movement[1]
Parent(s)Herman Møller Boye and Maren née Rasmussen
Website"Modstandsdatabasen" [Resistance Database]. Hermann Møller Boye (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 2014-11-30.

Biography

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In 1935 Boye graduated as a teacher from Nørre Nissum Seminarium and from that year he was a teacher.[1]

On June 12, 1944, Boye was executed in Ryvangen by the Gestapo.[1]

After his death

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On 29 August 1945 Boye 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.[2]

 
Herman Møller Boye's grave in Ryvangen Memorial Park

A memorial plaque at Nørre Nissum Seminarium where he graduated as a teacher commemorates his sacrifice for Denmark.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h HERMAN M. BOYE (Memorial Stone Plaque) (in Danish). Nørre Nissum Seminarium. FØDT I MARSTAL 5 JULI 1913 DIM. NR. NISSUM SEMINARIUM 1935 LÆRER I SØNDERBORG 1935-1944 HENRETTET AF GESTAPO 12 JUNI 1944 KÆMP FOR SANDHEDEN INDTIL DØDEN OG GUD HERREN SKAL STRIDE FOR DIG
  2. ^ "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.
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