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 | |
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Born | Herman Møller Boye 5 July 1913[1] |
Died | 12 June 1944[1] | (aged 30)
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Resting place | Ryvangen Memorial Park |
Occupation | Municipal Teacher[1] |
Known for | Executed 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
editIn 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
editOn 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]
A memorial plaque at Nørre Nissum Seminarium where he graduated as a teacher commemorates his sacrifice for Denmark.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ "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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