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Jørgen Kieler

Danish physician and resistance member (1919-2017) · Denmark · On the map · Doctors · Died at 97

Jørgen Kieler was a Danish physician, remembered primarily for his participation in resistance activities under the German occupation of Denmark in the early 1940s. He was captured and was placed in a prison and Nazi concentration camps.

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Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog

About this person

Saved by the White Buses of the Bernadotte rescue, Kieler was treated for tuberculosis for two years after his release.

Country
Denmark
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2017 · aged 97