Andreas Bronislaw Wadeksloff Nielsen

Andreas Bronislaw Wadeksloff Nielsen
Born Bronislaw[1]
(1918-03-31)31 March 1918[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Ragnersminde, Brøndbyvester, Denmark[1]
Died 27 February 1945(1945-02-27) (aged 26)[4][5][6][7]
Cause of death Execution by firing squad[4][5]
Resting place Ryvangen Memorial Park[4][5][8]
Residence Vamdrupvej 1B-st, Rødovre[4][5]
Other names Andreas Bronislaw Wadesloff Nielsen[6]
Occupation Mechanic[4][5][6]
Known for Executed as member of the Danish resistance movement[4][5][6][7]
Religion Roman Catholic (baptism),[1] Church of Denmark (confirmation)[3]
Spouse(s) (unmarried),[4] Ingrid Kathrine Jensen (married 1939-1945)[5][6]
Parent(s)
Website "Modstandsdatabasen" [Resistance Database]. Andreas Bronislaw Wadesloff Nielsen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 2015-05-31. 

Andreas Bronislaw Wadeksloff Nielsen (31 March 1918 – 27 February 1945) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.

Biography

Andreas Bronislaw Wadeksloff Nielsen was born 31 March 1918 in Ragnersminde, Brøndbyvester outside of marriage. His mother was Maria Olszowa born 29 April 1889 in Poland.[1][2] He was baptized Bronislaw in the roman catholic Sankt Laurentius church in nearby Roskilde on the seventh Sunday of Trinity 1918.[1]

On 7 January 1927 he was adopted and given the name Andreas Bronislaw Wadeksloff Nielsen. His foster parents were livestock farmer (fodermester) Karlo Kristen Nielsen and wife Kristine née Pedersen.[1]

He was confirmed in the church of Denmark in Rødovre, on the second Sunday of Easter in 1932.[3]

On 19 February 1939 he married Ingrid Kathrine Jensen.[5][6]

As a member of the resistance he was a mechanic and a driver.[6]

On 26 February 1945 a German court martial sentenced Nielsen to death and the following day he and nine other resistance members were executed in Ryvangen.[4][5][6][7]

After his death

After the liberation he was exhumed in Ryvangen and a death certificate was issued by the Department of Forensic Medicine of the university of Copenhagen, stating that the cause of death was ballistic trauma.[4][5]

A memorial service was held for him in Rødovre church on 1 July 1945.[4][5]

On 29 August 1945 Nielsen 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 he was executed. Bishop Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard led the service with participation from the royal family, the government and representatives of the resistance movement.[4][9]

The cemetery in Rødovre has a memorial plaque for him.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Fødte Mandkøn" [Born Males]. Kirkebog (romersk katolsk) [Parish Register (Roman Catholic)]. 1903-1943 (in Danish). Sankt Laurentius church, Roskilde. 1918. p. 38. 156.
  2. 1 2 "Fødte Mandkøn" [Born Males]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1908-1927 (in Danish). Brøndbyvester sogn. 1918. p. 17. 2.
  3. 1 2 3 "Konfirmerede Drenge" [Confirmed Boys]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1910-1938 (in Danish). Rødovre sogn. 1932. p. 39. 20.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Døde Mandkøn" [Deceased Males]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1934-1945 (in Danish). Rødovre sogn. 1945. p. 75. Andreas Wadeksloff Bronislaw Nielsen. Død 27 Februar 1945 Ryvangen, København. Henrettet ved Skydning. 1945 1 Juli Jordpaakastelse i Rødovre Kirke (Begravet senere i Ryvangen). Mekaniker, Ugift, 26 Aar
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Døde Mandkøn" [Deceased Males]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1930-1946 (in Danish). Sankt Johannes sogn. 1945. p. 368. 198. Andreas Wadeksloff Bronislaw Nielsen. Død 27 Februar 1945 Ryvangen. Henrettet ved Skydning. Begravet 29 August 1945 Ryvangen. Mekaniker, Gift, 26 Aar
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Modstandsdatabasen" [Resistance Database]. Andreas Bronislaw Wadesloff Nielsen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
  7. 1 2 3 "Kampen og dens Ofre" [The fight and its victims]. Frit Danmark (in Danish). 1 March 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 2015-05-30. Og som en blodig Afslutning paa Februar Maaned, der har kostet Danmark saa mange Ofre, kommer Meddelelsen om, at Tyskerne paa den næstsidste Dag i Maaneden har henrettet 10 danske Patrioter: Erik Crone, Einar Aksel Larsen, Svend Glendau, Karl Gustav Stricker, Poul Madsen, Karl Børge Sørensen, Preben Richard Christensen, Andreas Bronislaw Wadekoloff Nielsen, [sic] Preben Gylche og Harald Christensen. Det var unge Mennesker allesammen - fra 18 til 29 Aar - som har ydet en værdifuld Indsats i den aktive Frihedskamp. Deres Minde vil leve blandt os - de har givet deres Liv for Danmarks Frihed.
  8. ↑ "Det store Gravfelt - Mindelunden Ryvangen" [The large Grave field - Ryvangen Memorial Park] (in Danish). Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  9. ↑ "Historie - Mindelunden Ryvangen" [History - Ryvangen Memorial Park] (in Danish). Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
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