Emil Balslev

Emil Balslev (19 September 1913 – 23 June 1944) was a surveyor and member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.

Emil Balslev
Born
Emil Balslev[1]

(1913-09-19)19 September 1913[1][2][3]
Rahbeksalle 22, Frederiksberg[1][2][3]
Died23 June 1944(1944-06-23) (aged 30)[3][4]
Ryvangen[3]
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad[3]
Resting placeRyvangen Memorial Park[3]
OccupationSurveyor[3][4]
Known forExecuted as member of the Danish resistance movement[3][4]
Parent(s)Viggo Balslev and Nanna Elisabeth née Lyngby[1][2][3]
Website"Modstandsdatabasen" [Resistance Database]. Emil Balslev (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 2014-12-04.

Biography

Balslev was born in Frederiksberg on 19 September 1913 to first lieutenant Viggo Balslev and U.S. born wife Nanna Elisabeth née Lyngby[2][3] and baptized by a pastor Balslev in Frederiksberg Church on the twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity.[1]

By 1929 Balslev had moved with his family to Østerbrogade 1B, where in 1930 he lived with his parents, two older sisters and two younger brothers. His parents had at that time lost a sixth child, his father had been promoted to captain[5] and was working as an Assistant Director at Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat A/S.[2]

In March 1944 the Gestapo made an "incredible number of arrests" including ten arrests in the region of Års, among these Balslev.[6]

On 23 June 1944 Balslev and seven other members of the resistance were executed in Ryvangen.[3][4][7][8][9]

After his death

The January 1945 issue of the resistance newspaper Frit Danmark (Free Denmark) reported on the execution of the eight resistance members including Balslev.[4]

After the liberation Balslev's remains and those of at least six of the others executed with him were found in Ryvangen and transferred to the Department of Forensic Medicine of the university of Copenhagen.[3][7][8][9]

On 29 August 1945 Balslev and 105 other victims of the occupation were given a state funeral in the memorial park founded at the execution site in Ryvangen. Bishop Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard led the service with participation from the royal family, the government and representatives of the resistance movement.[3][10]

References
  1. "Fødte Mandkøn" [Born Males]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1907-1915 (in Danish). Frederiksberg. 1913. p. 291.
  2. Folketælling [Census] (in Danish). Copenhagen. 5 November 1930. Østerbrogade 1B-III.
  3. "Døde Mandkøn" [Deceased Males]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1930-1946 (in Danish). Sankt Johannes Sogn. 1945. p. 351. Død 23 Juni 1944 Ryvangen. Skudt. Begravet Aars. Landinspektør, 30 Aar
  4. "23. Juni - 8 Frihedskæmpere henrettet" [23 June - 8 freedom fighters executed]. Frit Danmark (in Danish). January 1945. p. 9. Retrieved 23 November 2014. stud. theol. Chr. U. Hansen, Laandmaaler E. Balslev, Købmand B. Lauritsen, Købmand J. Ryder, Kleinsmed J. P. Funk Lind, Købmand M. Vestergaard Jensen, Kaptajn P. Gjessing og Mejerist H. J. Henriksen
  5. KTAS telefonbog [KTAS Phone Book] (PDF) (in Danish). Kjøbenhavns Telefon Aktieselskab. 1930. col. 300 – via Post & Tele Museum. Balslev Viggo Kapt. Østerbrog. 1B ... Øbro 22 72
  6. "Utrolig mange Arrestationer" [Incredibly many arrests]. De frie Danske (in Danish). 18 March 1944. p. 10. Retrieved 24 November 2014. I Aars har der været stor Razzia, der har resulteret i en halv Snes Anholdelser, bl.a. af Landinspektør Balslev, Grosserer Westergaard Jensen, Landsrs. Torrild Thomsen. Hovedmanden i Sagen menes at være den 35-aarige Skibskaptajn Gjessing, Hasseris, i hvis Hjem Tyskerne fandt et stort Vaabenforraad og ca. 50 falske Politiskilte.
  7. "Døde Mandkøn" [Deceased Males]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1930-1946 (in Danish). Sankt Johannes Sogn. 1945. p. 352. Død 23 Juni 1944 Ryvangen. Skudt. Begravet 30 Juni 1945 Alling Kirkegaard. Mekaniker, Ugift, 23 Aar
  8. "Døde Mandkøn" [Deceased Males]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1930-1946 (in Danish). Sankt Johannes Sogn. 1945. p. 365. Død 23 Juni 1944 Ryvangen. Henrettet ved Skydning. Begravet 29 August 1945 Ryvangen. Mejerist, Ugift, 24 Aar
  9. "Døde Mandkøn" [Deceased Males]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1930-1946 (in Danish). Sankt Johannes Sogn. 1945. p. 371. Død 23 Juni 1944 Ryvangen Opgravet 22 Juni 1945. Skudt. Begravet 26 Juni 1945 Aars Kirkegaard. Købmand, Ugift, 27 Aar
  10. "Historie - Mindelunden Ryvangen" [History - Ryvangen Memorial Park] (in Danish). Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
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