Ebbe Rørdam
Ebbe Rørdam (10 January 1925 – 16 March 1945) was a member of the Danish resistance killed by the German occupying power.
Ebbe Rørdam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 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] |
| Website | "Modstandsdatabasen" [Resistance Database]. Ebbe Rørdam (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 2014-11-30. |
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
- "Fødte Mandkøn" [Born Males]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1911-1940 (in Danish). Hvilsager. 1925. p. 34.
- "Konfirmerede Drenge" [Confirmed Boys]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1929-1947 (in Danish). Torkilstrup. 1939. p. 134.
- "Døde Mandkøn" [Deceased Males]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 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
- "Døde Mandkøn" [Deceased Males]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 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
- Folketælling [Census] (in Danish). Hvilsager. 5 November 1925. præstebolig.
- "Historie - Mindelunden Ryvangen" [History - Ryvangen Memorial Park] (in Danish). Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-16.