Ole Lippmann
Ole Lippmann(25 April 1916[1]– 3 September 2002) was a Danish businessman and leading figure of theDanish resistance movement,active during the Germanoccupation of DenmarkduringWorld War II.In February 1945 he replacedFlemming MuusasSpecial Operations Executive(SOE) parachute commander, and functioned as such until theliberation of Denmarkon 5 May 1945.[2]Lippmann was the last surviving senior figure from the wartimeFreedom Council,which had been established to sabotage railways, bridges, factories, as well as oil and military installations.[3]
Lippmann married, in 1942, Inga Bjorn Nielsen; they had three children.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"En kriger - Portræt af Ole Lippmann"(in Danish). historie-online.dk.Retrieved13 August2015.
- ^Tillotson; Foot, M.R.D. (2011).SOE and The Resistance: As Told in The Times Obituaries.London: Continuum. pp. 72–73.ISBN9781441119711.
- ^ab"Obituary: Ole Lippmann".The Daily Telegraph.6 September 2002.Retrieved13 August2015.
External links
[edit]- Biographyat historie-online.dk
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