De frie Danske
De frie Danske (meaning "The Free Danes" in English) was a Danish resistance newspaper published in Copenhagen about monthly from December 1941 to 24 May 1945.[1] It was the first Danish non-communist resistance newspaper and the first to bring photographs and also one of the largest with final issues reaching a circulation of 20,000.[2] Especially notable was the June 1944 Invasion Issue titled 'The Free Danes Welcome our Allied Friends' with a four colored front page photo of one US and one British rifleman each in front of their national flags.[3]
The newspaper appears in Lois Lowry's historical novel Number the Stars.
References
- ↑ "Illegal Presse" [Illegal Press] (in Danish). Historisk Samling fra Besættelsestiden 1940-45. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Tema: Illegale blade" [Theme: Illegal Papers] (in Danish). Historisk Samling fra Besættelsestiden 1940-45. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "DE FRIE DANSKE BYDER VORE ALLIEREDE VENNER VELKOMMEN" [THE FREE DANES WELCOME OUR ALLIED FRIENDS]. De frie Danske (in Danish). 11 June 1944. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
External links
- "Illegal Presse" [Illegal Press] (in Danish). Historisk Samling fra Besættelsestiden 1940-45. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
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