02499cam a2200325 4500 2468386127 TxAuBib 20250802120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781696618892 1696618894 71f24c62-66f8-485e-b36e-cde7b8858cc1 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 11569990 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Brady, Tim. A Light in the Northern Sea [Libby Audiobook] : Denmark's Incredible Rescue of Their Jewish Citizens During WWII. HighBridge Company, 2025. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 230MB. world war ii history. holocaust history. European History. HTML:<i>August 25, 1943.</i> A lone bicyclist transports a cache of explosives, hidden in a beer crate, to a Copenhagen hall being readied to house German troops. In a violent blast, the would-be barracks is reduced to rubble. It's the boldest act yet of Holger Danske and the growing Danish resistance combating the oppressiveness of Hitler's Reich.<br /> In 1940, on its way to conquering Western Europe, Germany coerced the Danish government into a "cooperative" agreement that lasted three long years until the increasing brazenness of the Resistance movement prompted a crackdown. Denmark's nearly 8000 Jews, who had so far been spared Hitler's wrath, now became the focus of his rage. A roundup was ordered to begin on October 1st, 1943, the first day of the Jewish New Year.<br /> The only passage to safety was across the Oresund to Sweden. But no group existed to organize an escape. Until the last moment, Sweden didn't agree to allow the refugees into the country; and the strait between the two nations was swarming with Gestapo. What happened next was a miracle. 95% of Denmark's Jews survived the Holocaust, the highest percentage in Europe. Here are the riveting true accounts of ordinary Danes who, using their modest resources, wiles, remarkable courage, and camaraderie, quietly orchestrated their escape. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. History. Judaica. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-08-02 20:00:02. de Vries, David. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=71f24c62-66f8-485e-b36e-cde7b8858cc1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)