Ebbe Rørdam
Ebbe Rørdam | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ebbe Rørdam[1] 10 January 1925[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Died | 16 March 1945 (aged 20)[3][4] |
| Cause of death | Skull fracture[3] |
| Resting place | Ryvangen Memorial Park[3][4] |
| Occupation | Officer trainee[3][4] |
| Known for | Killed as member of the Danish resistance movement[3][4] |
| Spouse | (unmarried)[3][4] |
| Parent(s) | Johannes Holger Rørdam and Kirsten née Hansen[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Website | "Modstandsdatabasen". Ebbe Rørdam (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 2014-11-30. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help) |
Ebbe Rørdam (10 January 1925 – 16 March 1945) was a member of the Danish resistance killed by the German occupying power.
Biography
Rørdam was born 10 January 1925 in Hvilsager as the second child of parish priest Johannes Holger Rørdam and wife Kirsten née Hansen[3][4][5] and baptized by his father in Hvilsager Church Sunday before Lent the same year.[1][2]
In 1939 on the first Sunday after Easter Rørdam was confirmed by his father in Torkilstrup church.[2]
On 16 March 1945 Rørdam died in connection with sabotage of an ammunition train.[3][4]
After his death
After the liberation Rørdam's remains were exhumed at Ryvangen and transferred to the Department of Forensic Medicine of the university of Copenhagen.[3]
On 14 June 1945 an inquest there showed that he died from skull fracture.[3]
On 20 July his father lead a memorial service for him in Grundtvig's Church[3][4]
On 29 August 1945 Rørdam 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.[3] Bishop Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard led the service with participation from the royal family, the government and representatives of the resistance movement.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Fødte Mandkøn". Kirkebog. 1911-1940 (in Danish). Hvilsager. 1925. p. 34.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_chapter=ignored (|trans-chapter=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f "Konfirmerede Drenge". Kirkebog. 1929-1947 (in Danish). Torkilstrup. 1939. p. 134.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_chapter=ignored (|trans-chapter=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Døde Mandkøn". Kirkebog. 1942-1949 (in Danish). Bispebjerg Sogn. 1945. p. 66.
Medicolegal Ligsynsatt. af 14.6.1945. Dødsaarsag: Kraniebrud. Dødsmaaden: Dræbt i Tilslutning til Sabotage paa Ammunitionstog. Ugift Officersaspirant
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_chapter=ignored (|trans-chapter=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Døde Mandkøn". Kirkebog. 1941-1949 (in Danish). Garrison Church, Copenhagen. 1945. p. 77.
Dræbt under Sabotage handling 1945 16. Marts. Jordpaakastelse 1945 20 Juli Grundtvigskirken Begravet i Ryvangen. Ugift Officersaspirant. Pastor J H Rørdam
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_chapter=ignored (|trans-chapter=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d Folketælling (in Danish). Hvilsager. 5 November 1925. præstebolig.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Historie - Mindelunden Ryvangen" (in Danish). Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
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