Povl Falk-Jensen

Povl Falk-Jensen (26 July 1920 – 25 April 2019),[1] better known under the codename Eigil,[2] was a fighter in the Danish resistance movement during the German occupation of Denmark of 1940–45. Falk-Jensen was a member of the resistance group Holger Danske and the leader of the sub-group Eigil. Falk-Jensen was responsible for eleven executions of informers or collaborators and wrote his memoir entitled Holger Danske - Afdeling Eigils sabotager og stikkerlikvideringer under Besættelsen.

References

  1. Povl Falk-Jensen's obituary (in Danish)
  2. "Modstandsdatabasen - Povl Falk-Jensen". modstand.natmus.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2016-08-31.


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