Albert Carlo Iversen (28 September 1895 – 29 June 1944) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the

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occupying power.

Biography

In addition to being a member of the Hvidsten group Iversen was also a veterinarian. The group helped the British

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parachute weapons and supplies into Denmark for distribution to the resistance. In March 1944, the

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made an "incredible number of arrests" including in the region of

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is List of cities and towns in Denmark, Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 64,511 ().De frie Danske De frie Danske () was a Danish resistance newspaper published in Copenhagen about monthly from December 1941 to 24 May 1945. It was the first Danish non-Communism, communist resistance newspaper and the first to bring photographs. It was also one ...

'' reported that several arrestees from Hvidsten had been transferred from Randers to

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. On 29 June 1944, Iversen and seven other members of the Hvidsten group were executed in Ryvangen.

After his death

On 15 July 1944 ''De frie Danske'' reported on the execution of several members of the Hvidsten group. Six months later the January 1945 issue of the resistance newspaper ''Frit Danmark'' (Free Denmark) reported that on 29 June the previous year Iversen and seven other named members of the Hvidsten group had been executed. On 10 July he was together with the seven other executed group members cremated at Bispebjerg Cemetery. In 1945 a memorial stone over the eight executed members of the Hvidsten group was raised near Hvidsten Inn. Similarly a larger memorial stone for resistance members including the eight executed members of the Hvidsten group has been laid down in the memorial grove in

Ryvangen Memorial Park Ryvangen Memorial Park () is a memorial park in Ryvangen officially inaugurated on 5 May 1950 to commemorate fallen members of the Danish resistance to the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. The location in ''Ryvangen'', which m ...

Portrayal in the media

* In the 2012 Danish drama film ''Hvidsten Gruppen'' ( This Life) Albert Carlo Iversen is portrayed by

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References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Iversen, Albert Carlo 1895 births 1944 deaths Danish people executed by Nazi Germany People executed by Nazi Germany by firing squad Danish resistance members Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany