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Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz

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German diplomat and Righteous Among the Nations (1904-1973)

GermanyWritersLived 1904 to 1973 · aged 68
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Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz was a German diplomat. During World War II, he served as an attaché for Nazi Germany in occupied Denmark. He tipped off the Danes about the Germans' intended deportation of the Jewish population in 1943 and arranged for their reception in Sweden.

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Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz in 1960Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz in 1960Duckwitz lived in Frieboeshvile Lyngby Hovedgade 2, Kongens Lyngby.Duckwitz lived in Frieboeshvile Lyngby Hovedgade 2, Kongens Lyngby.

Awards 4

1971Righteous Among the Nations
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Golden Party Badge
Grand Officer of the Order of Christ

Connected to Georg 6

Julius RingelAlso won Golden Party BadgeErwin RösenerAlso won Golden Party BadgeFederico LombardiAlso won Grand Officer of the Order of ChristAnton ReinthallerAlso won Golden Party BadgeKarl BodenschatzAlso won Golden Party BadgeOnni TalasAlso won Grand Officer of the Order of Christ

About this person

Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz was a German diplomat. During World War II, he served as an attaché for Nazi Germany in occupied Denmark. He tipped off the Danes about the Germans' intended deportation of the Jewish population in 1943 and arranged for their reception in Sweden. Danish resistance groups subsequently rescued 95% of Denmark's Jewish population. Israel has designated Duckwitz as one of the Righteous Among the Nations.

Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1973 · aged 68
Written about in
16 languages

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