Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Moving down the hallway, you pass into the next section,
Resistance and
Sabotage.
You'll learn how the Danish resistance, supported by the SOE
(Special Operations Executive, a British governmental agency tasked with
subverting Nazi control), bravely stood up to the Nazis, with occasional sup-
plies airlifted in by the Allies. On display are many items used during the res-
istance, including slugs and bullet casings from a shootout between the res-
istance and Nazi-friendly forces, and a clandestine radio and telegraph. You'll
also learn about everyday life (shortages and rationings for the Nazi war ef-
fort), and see a Nazi plate and cutlery emblazoned with a swastika.
The next section,
German Terror,
explains the Nazis' campaign of ex-
termination against Jewish people, and details the valiant Danish effort to res-
cue some 7,000 Jews by ferrying them across the sea to neutral Sweden; only
481 were murdered by the Nazis (a tiny fraction of the toll in most countries).
You'll see articles of the Jewish faith left behind by a refugee (who didn't
want to be discovered with them, putting himself at greater risk), and some
identification armbands from a concentration camp. You'll also see exhibits
on industrial sabotage, and the growth of the underground army in the waning
days of the war.
Finally we end at
The Liberation
(May 5, 1945). A giant stained-glass
window in the lobby honors the victims of the Nazis. The moving, handwrit-
