Hermann Møller Boye

Hermann Møller Boye
Hermann Møller Boye
	Hermann Møller Boye
Born	Herman Møller Boye; 5 July 1913; Rolpested, Marstal
Died	12 June 1944 (aged 30); Ryvangen
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Resting place	Ryvangen Memorial Park
Occupation	Municipal Teacher
Known for	Executed as member of the Danish resistance movement
Parent(s)	Herman Møller Boye and Maren née Rasmussen
Website	"Modstandsdatabasen" [Resistance Database]. Hermann Møller Boye (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 2014-11-30.

Hermann Møller Boye (5 July 1913 – 12 June 1944) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.

Biography

In 1935 Boye graduated as a teacher from Nørre Nissum Seminarium and from that year he was a teacher.^[1]

On June 12, 1944, Boye was executed in Ryvangen by the Gestapo.^[1]

After his death

On 29 August 1945 Boye and 105 other victims of the occupation were given a state funeral in the memorial park founded at the execution and burial site in Ryvangen where his remains had been recovered. Bishop Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard led the service with participation from the royal family, the government and representatives of the resistance movement.^[2]

A memorial plaque at Nørre Nissum Seminarium where he graduated as a teacher commemorates his sacrifice for Denmark.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h HERMAN M. BOYE (Memorial Stone Plaque) (in Danish). Nørre Nissum Seminarium. FØDT I MARSTAL 5 JULI 1913 DIM. NR. NISSUM SEMINARIUM 1935 LÆRER I SØNDERBORG 1935-1944 HENRETTET AF GESTAPO 12 JUNI 1944 KÆMP FOR SANDHEDEN INDTIL DØDEN OG GUD HERREN SKAL STRIDE FOR DIG
^ "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.