April 9th

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April 9th

2015

1h 33m

6.7(105 votes)

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Overview

In the early morning of April 9, 1940, the Danish army is alerted: the Germans have crossed the border.

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25 members

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Pilou Asbæk

Sekondløjtnant Sand

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Lars Mikkelsen

Oberstløjtnant Hintz

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Gustav Dyekjær Giese

Menig Andersen

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Martin Greis

Løjtnant Gjermansen

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Joachim Fjelstrup

Sergent Bundgaard

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Jannik Lorenzen

Menig Gram

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Elliott Crosset Hove

Menig Lassen

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Mikkel Bentzen

Menig Nørreskov

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Ari Alexander

Menig Justesen

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Mathias Lundkvist

Menig Kolding

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Sebastian Bull Sarning

Menig Lundgren

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Jan Jürgensen

Sergent Klostergaard

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Mette Munk Plum

Bondekone

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Simon Sears

Kaptajn Holm

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Michael Brostrup

Oberst Hartz

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Jan Dose

Oberleutnant Becker

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Pelle Emil Hebsgaard

Ordonnans

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Jesper Hagelskær Paasch

Løjtnant Jepsen

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Morten Hauch-Fausbøll

Major Fladsaa

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Morten Klode

Adjudant Nielsen

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Lukas Schwarz Thorsteinsson

Signalofficer

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Tobias Nissen

Mælkedreng

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Emilia Stougaard

Mælkedrengens søster

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Frederik Poulsen

Oppasser

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Rasmus Reiersen

Grænsegendarm

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