Wednesday, January 2, 2013

K.B. MARTINSEN: A DANISH OFFICER ONLY?

The history of the German occupation of Denmark 1940 - 1945 is an interesting study. I did not know much about what went on in Denmark during the Second World War. Officially Denmark was not at war with Germany but supported the German warfare with Danish food. The occupation of the country was disliked by many Danish officers. Instead of joining the slow growing resistance groups, some decided to support the occupants. The book called: " K.B. Martinsen. Dansk officer og landsforræder " is the true story about a man who joined the Waffen-SS and commanded Frikorps Danmark's 2nd company. The story is a tragic report about a brilliant Danish army officer who left Denmark to fight for the German occupation of Russia.
He believed in the policy and theory of the Danish National Socialist Workers Party of Denmark (DNSAP).
He was not a politician but he made political decisions in a time of war. In May 5, 1945 he was arrested in his home and sentenced to death. He was executed in Copenhagen on June 25, 1949. The book is an important document about a man who believed in his fight for a fascist regime of Europe. The result of the Second World War was suffering for millions of people due to a theory and an atttitude to life dominted by
the writer of a book called: " Mein Kampf (My Struggle)" - Adolf Hitler and his supporters in the German military forces. Fascism and nazism opposes multiple ideologies like communism, conservatism, libralism and social democracy. A totalitarian state is a must and a goal for those who are fighting for right-wing political views. The principles of the fascists includes also racism. About 50 millions of people killed during the Second World War as a result of the theories mentioned. Have we learned anything from the past? What about the supporters of the fascists to-day? Have they understood the content of the fascism?


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