Erik Briand Clausen
Erik Briand Clausen (24 January 1901 – 29 March 1945) was a farmer and member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Erik Briand Clausen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 January 1901[1] |
| Died | 29 March 1945 (aged 44)[1] |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad[1] |
| Resting place | Bispebjerg Cemetery |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Known for | Executed as member of the Danish resistance movement |
| Spouse | (married) |
| Website | "Modstandsdatabasen" [Resistance Database]. Erik Briand Clausen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 2014-11-20. |
As a member of the resistance Clausen participated in the reception of allied airdropped weapons in the area of Gyldenløves Høj.[1]
After the liberation Clausen's remains were exhumed at Ryvangen and transferred to the Department of Forensic Medicine of the university of Copenhagen and on 3 August 1945 reburied at Bispebjerg Cemetery.
Together with Georg Quistgaard and two other resistance members who fell victim to the German occupation Clausen is commemorated with a memorial stone on Gyldenløves Høj.[1]
The memorial stone on Gyldenløves Høj
References
- ERIK BRIAND CLAUSEN (Inscribed Stone Monument) (in Danish). Gyldenløves Høj.
F. 24.1.1901 SKUDT AF TYSKERNE 29.3.1945
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