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Danish Freedom Council

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The Danish Freedom Council was formed in September 1943 during World War II. It served as a coordinating body for various Danish resistance groups operating against the German occupation. The council facilitated cooperation between resistance fighters and political leaders, organizing activities such as producing illegal newspapers, intelligence gathering, and sabotage. A significant achievement of the Danish resistance, coordinated by the Freedom Council, was the rescue of nearly all Danish Jews from German persecution in the fall of 1943. After the German surrender in May 1945, a new Danish government was formed, with representatives from both the Freedom Council and established political parties.12

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