My Danish Guides
Every year, the open air museum just outside of the small Danish town of Holbaek is transformed. Over the course of the day the Nazi's invade Denmark, the small open air museum/town undergoes years of occupation, and then eventually is liberated just before sunset.
All of the actors are incredible. The experience is immersive and leaves you with goose bumps. You have aircraft flying over head, the sound of machine gun fire, minorities being rounded up, SS officers marching in the streets.
To make the day even more meaningful, I was joined by a Danish friend and his grandmother who is 90. In her late teens during the invasion, she shared with me stories of the occupation as I picked her brain (through my friend as I don't speak Danish and she doesn't speak English).
Afterwards we retired to his Great Aunt's house where they shared additional stories and pulled out old ration cards, shared my friend's father's resistance armband, and chatted with me about how Denmark has changed since they were children.
You can view footage from the battle here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1sLS37idu4
The event is held here: adlbn.dk/ at Andelslandsbyen Nyvang.
My Danish Guides
Every year, the open air museum just outside of the small Danish town of Holbaek is transformed. Over the course of the day the Nazi's invade Denmark, the small open air museum/town undergoes years of occupation, and then eventually is liberated just before sunset.
All of the actors are incredible. The experience is immersive and leaves you with goose bumps. You have aircraft flying over head, the sound of machine gun fire, minorities being rounded up, SS officers marching in the streets.
To make the day even more meaningful, I was joined by a Danish friend and his grandmother who is 90. In her late teens during the invasion, she shared with me stories of the occupation as I picked her brain (through my friend as I don't speak Danish and she doesn't speak English).
Afterwards we retired to his Great Aunt's house where they shared additional stories and pulled out old ration cards, shared my friend's father's resistance armband, and chatted with me about how Denmark has changed since they were children.
You can view footage from the battle here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1sLS37idu4
The event is held here: adlbn.dk/ at Andelslandsbyen Nyvang.