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Beacool

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13. That's precisely why thy were saved.

Reply to Gormy Cuss (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 12:51 AM

Nov 2013

They weren't viewed as foreign or alien, they were their friends and neighbors. Therefore, they had to be protected and saved. The whole country was into the effort, from the king down. Remarkable valor, considering what was at stake. The Nazis killed all collaborators.

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How Denmark Saved Its Jews From the Nazis [View all] Beacool Nov 2013 OP

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #1

Thanks, sweets!!! Beacool Nov 2013 #2

K & R nt littlewolf Nov 2013 #3

K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2013 #4

here are some other heros that saved thousands. littlewolf Nov 2013 #5

Yes, there were other heroes. Beacool Nov 2013 #8

Even when it wasn't thousands, other important names.... Behind the Aegis Nov 2013 #11

Thank you for adding more stories. Beacool Nov 2013 #14

What I like about littlewolf's post and mine is that the heroics cross all lines. Behind the Aegis Nov 2013 #15

Yes, just as there are evil people in the world, Beacool Nov 2013 #17

Well said. JNelson6563 Nov 2013 #19

Thanks, Julie. Beacool Nov 2013 #20

K & R..... dhill926 Nov 2013 #6

Thank you. Beacool Nov 2013 #10

"They viewed the Jews as Danes..." Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #7

That's precisely why thy were saved. Beacool Nov 2013 #13

I love stories like this. Denmark is now my new favorite country in Europe. Zorra Nov 2013 #9

Thank you. Behind the Aegis Nov 2013 #12

You're welcome. Beacool Nov 2013 #16

Mostly just ordinary people who risked their lives for strangers. mountain grammy Nov 2013 #18

I agree. Beacool Nov 2013 #21

The OP credits "prominent Nazis" but let us honor specifically Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz Jim Lane Nov 2013 #22

Thanks for adding more information to this thread. Beacool Nov 2013 #23