Memorial Park Ryvangen

Memorial Park Ryvangen


Hellerup, Denmark (DK)
Mindelunden is a memorial park in Ryvangen in Copenhagen, Denmark.

During the Second World War, the German occupying power executed members of the Danish resistance movement on this location. After the liberation the site was converted to a cemetery and memorial park for the resistance members who were executed there. The condemned were tied to one of the "silent poles" at the end of the firing range and executed by firing squad.

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Mindelunden is a memorial park in Ryvangen in Copenhagen, Denmark.

During the Second World War, the German occupying power executed members of the Danish resistance movement on this location. After the liberation the site was converted to a cemetery and memorial park for the resistance members who were executed there. The condemned were tied to one of the "silent poles" at the end of the firing range and executed by firing squad.

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Links: en.wikipedia.org
By: Dania

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