Danish Generals

[Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr.]

Can anyone help to know the exact number of Danish army generals taken into captivity by the Germans during the war? I need to know the precise names of their prisons or concentration camp.The dates they were arrested and freed.

I need to know if theres not a single Danish general executed or died during the war.


Baron

[Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr.]

In continuation what happen to General Prior?Did the Germans know that he was the only one during the emergency meeting ,held few minutes after the German Invasion in April 1940 at the Royal Palace in Copenhagen, who insisted to fight the invaders?
Did the Germans execute him?

Thanks in advance for those who will help me!

Yours,
Baron

[Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr.]

For the last time waht happen to the Commander in Chief of the Danish Navy after the scuttling of the warships in Copenhagen harbor?

Need Information! Thanks a lot!

Baron

[AJK]

Hi Baron,

Unfortunately I cannot help you a lot, but I am not aware of any Danish generals being executed by the Germans. General Prior survived the war and died at the age of 70 in 1946. The C-in-C of the Navy when the fleet was scuttled, Viceadmiral Aage Helgesen Vedel, survived the war and died in 1981.

Regards,

AJK

[Steen Ammentorp]

Hi Baron,

No Danish generals or admirals died during the as a result of the Germans. The Danish army and navy personnel were briefly interned by the Germans in August 1943 when the Danish government rejected to introduce of martial law and stopped functioning as a government. The military personnel were though quickly released and the army and navy dispended.

May I again suggest that you take a look at my site concerning the generals? It will give you a view of those generals who died 1939-1945 in most cases. Then you can always ask for specific details here.

Kind Regards
Steen Ammentorp
The Generals of World War II

[Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr.]

I know one Danish general who died (apparently of natural causes) during the war. He was Major General Erik Baron Bille-Brahe (1883-1944), the Inspector-General of Artilley, Royal Danish Army.

Can anyone give me infos about him?
(his date & place of birth and death and his assignments)

BEST REGARDS

Baron

[Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr.]

THE FOLLOWING ARE GENERALS IN THE ROYAL DANISH ARMY:

Generalløjtnant:
Jens Vilhelm Charles Gørtz (1852-1939), Chef for Generalstaben, 1905-09
Peter Frederik Møller (1855-1943), Chef for Jydske Brigade, 1911-13, Generalinspektør
Anders Gjedde Nyholm (1861-1939), Chef Generalkommandoen, 1926-31

Generalmajor:
Peter Martin Knudsen (1858-1943), Generalinspektør for Artilleriet, 1917-25
Anders Gjedde Nyholm (1861-1939), Kommandant i København, 1918-21, Kommandant i
Peter Laurids Martin Birke (1865-1941), Chef for Generalstaben, 1922-30
Frederik Ferdinand Andersen (1866-1944), 2. Jydske Division, 1927-29, 1. Jydske Division,
Eivind Koefoed (1869-1940), Generalinspektør for Artilleriet, 1930-36
Kai Lauge Lasson (1872-1941), Chef for 2. Jydske Division, 1931-32, Chef for Jydske Division

Have any info?
Pls. let me know!

BEST REGARDS
BARON

[Steen Ammentorp]

Baron,

You are aware of the fact that all above mentioned generals had retired before WW2? All died of natural causes!

Please refrain from using all capital letters. This normally indicates "shouting". This also goes for thread titles.

Kind Regards
Steen Ammentorp
The Generals of World War II

[Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr.]

Steen Ammentorp,

Good Day!

Pardon my ignorance on that. Those generals were retired just before the war but can you give me their exact place and date of deaths? They seems to be significant to me but my research do little because I here in the Philippines sources are limited. I hope you can help me.

Best Regards,
Baron.waffen

[Steen Ammentorp]

I have added their year of retirement in bold below. As you see none of them retired just prior to ww2.

Generalløjtnant:
Jens Vilhelm Charles Gørtz (1852-1939), Chef for Generalstaben, 1905-09 1918
Peter Frederik Møller (1855-1943), Chef for Jydske Brigade, 1911-13, Generalinspektør 1922
Anders Gjedde Nyholm (1861-1939), Chef Generalkommandoen, 1926-31 1931

Generalmajor:
Peter Martin Knudsen (1858-1943), Generalinspektør for Artilleriet, 1917-25 1925
Anders Gjedde Nyholm (1861-1939), Kommandant i København, 1918-21 1931
Peter Laurids Martin Birke (1865-1941), Chef for Generalstaben, 1922-30 1930
Frederik Ferdinand Andersen (1866-1944), 2. Jydske Division, 1927-29, 1. Jydske Division, 1933
Eivind Koefoed (1869-1940), Generalinspektør for Artilleriet, 1930-36 1930
Kai Lauge Lasson (1872-1941), Chef for 2. Jydske Division, 1931-32, Chef for Jydske Division 1937

Kind Regards
Steen Ammentorp
The Generals of World War II

[Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr.]

Steen Ammentorp,

Good Day!


Sir thanks for the information but can you give the dates of their deaths? Please Sir let me know.


Best Regards,

Baron

[Steen Ammentorp]

Below you will find the dates of death (dd/mm/yyyy)

Generalløjtnant:
Jens Vilhelm Charles Gørtz 06/06/1939
Peter Frederik Møller 26/04/1943
Anders Gjedde Nyholm 11/01/1939

Generalmajor:
Peter Martin Knudsen 28/09/1943
Peter Laurids Martin Birke 06/05/1941
Frederik Ferdinand Andersen 04/11/1944
Eivind Koefoed 05/11/1940
Kai Lauge Lasson 11/12/1941

Kind Regards
Steen Ammentorp
The Generals of World War II

[Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr.]

Steen Ammentorp,

Thanks for the info! Such a great help.

Best Regards
Baron

[Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr.]

Steen Ammentorp,

Sir, I wrote that MG Eivind Koefoed (1869-1940), Generalinspektør for Artilleriet from 1930 until 1936 but you give the year 1930 as his retirement.Clarification please.

I know one Danish general who died (apparently of natural causes) during the war. He was Major General Erik Baron Bille-Brahe (1883-1944), the Inspector-General of Artilley, Royal Danish Army. Can you give me details on his death?

Best Regards
Baron

[Steen Ammentorp]

Sir, I wrote that MG Eivind Koefoed (1869-1940), Generalinspektør for Artilleriet from 1930 until 1936 but you give the year 1930 as his retirement.Clarification please.

Sorry my mistake. He retired in 1936.

Regading Major General Erik Baron Bille-Brahe (1883-1944) then as I have already stated he died of natural causes on the 8th August 1944

Kind Regards
Steen Ammentorp
The Generals of World War II