Bent Faurschou Hviid
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 80 years ago |
Date of birth | January 7,1921 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Asserbo |
Denmark | |
Date of died | October 18,1944 |
Died | Gentofte |
Denmark | |
Place of burial | Memorial Park, Hellerup, Denmark |
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ID | 1349585 |
Bent Faurschou Hviid Life story
Bent Faurschou Hviid was a member of the Danish resistance group Holger Danske during World War II. He was quickly named "Flammen", for his red hair. In 1951, he and his Resistance partner Jørgen Haagen Schmith, were posthumously awarded the United States Medal of Freedom by President Harry Truman.