Danish humanitarian aid to Norway during World War II (Norwegian: Danskehjelpen; Danish: Norgeshjælpen) was initiated in 1941 and resulted in 32,000 tons of food supplies from Denmark to occupied Norway.
The aid was instituted after the formation of Den norske damekomité in Copenhagen. Among the central organizers in Denmark were Carl and Borghild Hammerich.[1][2][3][4] Although Denmark was also occupied by Nazi Germany, the aid effort was secretly supported by Danish civil servants and eventually by the government, and was continued after the war by the Danish-Norwegian Cooperation Fund.[1]
A sculpture by Ørnulf Bast, Two Sisters (Danish: To søstre) or The Twin Sisters (Norwegian: Tvillingsøstrene), expressing Norway's gratitude to Denmark, was unveiled in November 1949 at Oslo Plads in Copenhagen.[5][6][7][8]
See also
References
Further reading
- Mürer, Niels Jørgen, ed. (1947). Boken om Danskehjelpen. Oslo: Gyldendal. OCLC 247852162.
External links
Media related to Danish humanitarian aid to Norway at Wikimedia Commons
