Hitlers Æselører

Hitlers Æselører

Det er over 75 år siden, Danmark blev befriet 5. maj 1945, men interessen er bestemt ikke aftagende. Der udkommer stadigt flere bøger om Anden Verdenskrig, og de går som varmt brød. Interessen for de seks skæbnesvangre år vil simpelthen ikke dø. Siden 2015 har Jarl Cordua  givet sit bidrag til de mange interesserede lyttere, unge som gamle, mænd som kvinder med programrækken »Hitlers Æselører«. I hver udsendelse har Cordua en forfatter til en aktuel eller vigtig bog om Anden Verdenskrig i studiet, og sammen kaster de lys på alt  fra besættelsestidens Danmark, krigen på Østfronten, slagduellerne på verdenshavene, krigen i Stillehavsregionen, i Middelhavet og andre steder. Perspektiverne skifter fra program til program, men det handler altid om den mest blodige konflikt og hidtil største tragedie  i menneskehedens historie 

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Samenvatting van de aflevering

This episode explores the life and legacy of Svend Troelsen, a Danish intelligence officer whose significant contributions during WWII were long overlooked. Through the lens of the biography 'Krigens mørkeste time', we trace his journey from his early military development to his pivotal role in establishing an independent, Allied-aligned intelligence network in Denmark between 1943 and 1944. The narrative details Troelsen's strategic use of civilian covers to gather vital information on German U-boat technology and troop movements. It also examines the intense political tensions he faced, including friction with the Danish resistance and the psychological trauma of wartime operations, ultimately reflecting on the moral complexities of living under the 'sovereignty fiction' of the German occupation.

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He was not a good name, but I would say, he was long more and was long more a good name in Denmark.

00:05:44 · The author explains that while Troelsen was not a famous household name like other resistance figures, his actual impact and position within the intelligence community were significant.

Blandt de højre militære herrer, he has simply the ability to become an intelligence officer, and there are many who could become good military leaders, but few could become a truly skilled intelligence agent.

00:23:22 · The speaker highlights the unique character traits that distinguished Truelsen as a potential intelligence agent compared to standard military leaders.

Poland and the world learned the meaning of a grim new word, blitzkrieg.

00:34:49 · The narrator describes the rapid and devastating impact of German military tactics during the invasion of Poland.

it is a 28-year-old young man, with some experience. If you could place this, I think it's a colossal job with a... to build a dansk-alliered-british-efterretningstjeneste in Denmark.

00:52:31 · The speaker emphasizes the immense scale of the task undertaken by the young Svend Troelsen to establish an Allied-aligned intelligence network.

We lived under a sort of sovereignty fiction. At we were frie, what we all knew we were not.

01:25:46 · This quote highlights the precarious and deceptive political state of Denmark during the occupation.

Afleveringen

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Svend Truelsen – mesterspion og faldskærmssoldat

This episode explores the life and legacy of Svend Troelsen, a Danish intelligence officer whose significant contributions during WWII were long overlooked. Through the lens of the biography 'Krigens mørkeste time', we trace his journey from his early military development to his pivotal role in establishing an independent, Allied-aligned intelligence network in Denmark between 1943 and 1944. The narrative details Troelsen's strategic use of civilian covers to gather vital information on German U-boat technology and troop movements. It also examines the intense political tensions he faced, including friction with the Danish resistance and the psychological trauma of wartime operations, ultimately reflecting on the moral complexities of living under the 'sovereignty fiction' of the German occupation.

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