Danish humanitarian aid to Norway during World War II

Danish humanitarian aid to Norway during World War II
Participants in the Danish humanitarian aid to Norway in 1945.
Participants in the Danish humanitarian aid to Norway in 1945.

Danish humanitarian aid to Norway during World War II, in Norway called Norwegian: Danskehjelpen and in Denmark called Danish: Norgeshjelpen, resulted in 32,000 tons of food supplies from Denmark to occupied Norway. The aid was initiated in 1941, after the formation of Den norske damekomité in Copenhagen. Among the central organizers in Denmark were Carl and Borghild Hammerich.[1][2][3][4]

See also

  • Swedish humanitarian aid to Norway during World War II

Further reading

  • Mürer, N. J., ed (1947). Boken om Danskehjelpen. 

References

  1. ^ "Danskehjelpen" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Danskehjelpen. Retrieved 11 July 2010. 
  2. ^ Hjeltnes, Guri (1995). "Danskehjelpen". In Dahl, Hjeltnes, Nøkleby, Ringdal, Sørensen (in Norwegian). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45. Oslo: Cappelen. p. 65. ISBN 8202141389. 
  3. ^ Hjeltnes, Guri (1995). "Hammerich, Borghild". In Dahl, Hjeltnes, Nøkleby, Ringdal, Sørensen (in Norwegian). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45. Oslo: Cappelen. p. 154. ISBN 8202141389. 
  4. ^ Nøkleby, Berit. "Borghild Hammerich Riefling". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Borghild_Hammerich_Riefling/utdypning. Retrieved 11 July 2010. 

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