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'''Lis Mellemgaard''' (née Wognsen, born 1924) is a Danish [[ophthalmologist]] and former [[Resistance during World War II|resistance fighter]]. A member of the [[Holger Danske (resistance group)|Holger Danske Group]], she escaped execution by the [[Nazis]] as she remained at home, suffering from a sore throat. After studying at the [[University of Copenhagen]] in 1952, she opened a practice as an eye specialist in [[Hillerød]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kvindernesblaabog.dk/Default.aspx?pageid=17531|title=Lis Mellemgaard|publisher=Kvindernes Blå Bog|accessdate=13 December 2016 |language=Danish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/mennesker/kvinden-fra-holger-danske|title=Kvinden fra Holger Danske|author=Schmidt Søgaard, Lise; Kronholm, Søren|publisher=''Kristeligt Dagblad''|date=20 February 2014|accessdate=13 December 2016 |language=Danish}}</ref> |
'''Lis Mellemgaard''' (née Wognsen, born 1924) is a Danish [[ophthalmologist]] and former [[Resistance during World War II|resistance fighter]]. A member of the [[Holger Danske (resistance group)|Holger Danske Group]], she escaped execution by the [[Nazis]] as she remained at home, suffering from a sore throat. After studying at the [[University of Copenhagen]] in 1952, she opened a practice as an eye specialist in [[Hillerød]].<ref name=kbb>{{cite web|url=http://www.kvindernesblaabog.dk/Default.aspx?pageid=17531|title=Lis Mellemgaard|publisher=Kvindernes Blå Bog|accessdate=13 December 2016 |language=Danish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/mennesker/kvinden-fra-holger-danske|title=Kvinden fra Holger Danske|author=Schmidt Søgaard, Lise; Kronholm, Søren|publisher=''Kristeligt Dagblad''|date=20 February 2014|accessdate=13 December 2016 |language=Danish}}</ref> |
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In February 1945, her colleagues in the Holger Danske group were arrested at a watchmaker's shop where they regularly met. Mellemgaard was not among them as she had stayed at home, suffering from [[laryngitis]]. They were taken to police headquarters, beaten and imprisoned. Most of them were executed three weeks later.<ref name=lv/> |
In February 1945, her colleagues in the Holger Danske group were arrested at a watchmaker's shop where they regularly met. Mellemgaard was not among them as she had stayed at home, suffering from [[laryngitis]]. They were taken to police headquarters, beaten and imprisoned. Most of them were executed three weeks later.<ref name=lv/> |
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After the war, she completed her medical studies in 1952 and married a doctor the following year.<ref name=kbb/> Together they had three children. For many years she did not discuss her involvement in the resistance but in 1998, she wrote an autobiography: ''Pige i modstandskampen'' (Girl in the Resistance).<ref name=lv/> |
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Revision as of 11:38, 14 December 2016
Lis Mellemgaard (née Wognsen, born 1924) is a Danish ophthalmologist and former resistance fighter. A member of the Holger Danske Group, she escaped execution by the Nazis as she remained at home, suffering from a sore throat. After studying at the University of Copenhagen in 1952, she opened a practice as an eye specialist in Hillerød.[1][2]
Biography
Born as Liss Wognsen on 20 February 1924 in Copenhagen, the only child of a marine engineer and a seamstress. Raised on Amager, she matriculated from Christianshavns Gymnasium in 1943 and went on to study medicine at Copenhagen University.[3]
Her early work in connection with the Dansk Samling party prepared her for involvement in the resistance movement from August 1943 when the Danish government ceased cooperating with the Germans. Initially, she distributed illegal newspapers and books, kept guard at sabotage sites and tracked suspected informers. As time went by, she was trained to shoot and take care of weapons and ammunition.[3]
In February 1945, her colleagues in the Holger Danske group were arrested at a watchmaker's shop where they regularly met. Mellemgaard was not among them as she had stayed at home, suffering from laryngitis. They were taken to police headquarters, beaten and imprisoned. Most of them were executed three weeks later.[3]
After the war, she completed her medical studies in 1952 and married a doctor the following year.[1] Together they had three children. For many years she did not discuss her involvement in the resistance but in 1998, she wrote an autobiography: Pige i modstandskampen (Girl in the Resistance).[3]
References
- ^ a b "Lis Mellemgaard" (in Danish). Kvindernes Blå Bog. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Schmidt Søgaard, Lise; Kronholm, Søren (20 February 2014). "Kvinden fra Holger Danske" (in Danish). Kristeligt Dagblad. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d Vaaben, Line (27 August 2013). "Hun gemte ammunitionen i en hatteæske" (in Danish). Kristeligt Dagblad. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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