Danish Resistance Museum

Just two hours after German troops crossed the Danish border, the government decided to surrender. The Nazis occupied the territory of Denmark under the "noble" slogan of liberation from the influence of France and Great Britain. From that moment, the history of the Resistance began, which is now represented in the Copenhagen Freedom Museum. The exposition of the museum tells about the emergence and development of the Danish resistance in the period from 1940 to 1945.

The Freedom Museum opened its doors to visitors in 1957. Its collection contains items that allow you to get an idea of the activities of representatives of the resistance movement. Activists of the movement came up with different ways of resisting the occupiers - they printed underground newspapers, conducted secret radio talks with Britain, organized sabotage of industrial enterprises and railway transport.

In the exhibition halls of the museum there are numerous examples of illegal press, as well as exhibits about the fate of Danish Jews during the war. It contains authentic photographs and archival documents, identity cards, weapons, samples of military uniforms, letters from prisoners and items from concentration camps, and much more.