On 19 December, 1944, Kim was caught by the Gestapo in an apartment on Classen Street with two friends. He was unarmed and carrying his own identification papers. He was sent to the Vestre Fængsel Prison soon after his arrest. The first cell he stayed in was Cell 252, in the German Section. On Wednesday, 21 February, Kim was sent to the Police Headquarters for questioning. He did not return to Vestre until Wednesday, 28 February. The next day he was placed in solitary confinement and forbidden to write letters. Surprisingly, he was quite happy to be alone in his own cell.
In a letter to his girlfriend, he stated the cells he had been in so far:
- 19 December, 1944 - 2 February, 1945, Cell 252
- 2 February, 1945, at 8 o'clock - Cell 585 (he called a "dark cell")
- 7 February - 11 February - Frøslev
- 12 February - 11 March - Cells 286, 284, 282, 276, and 270 (in Vestre Fængsel)
- 1 March - 2 March - Cell 586
- 5 March - 12 March - Cell 50 (Police Headquarters)
- 15 March- ? - Cell 37 (Police Headquarters)
On 6 April, 1945, Kim Malthe-Bruun was executed for resisting the Germans.
After the war, a book, called Kim, was published about him by his mother. It contained many of his letters home to both her and his girlfriend Hanne.
Lois Lowry is said to have based the character Peter in Number the Stars after Kim, possibly due to his courage against the Nazis.
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On 19 December, 1944, Kim was caught by the Gestapo in an apartment on Classen Street with two friends. He was unarmed and carrying his own identification papers. He was sent to the Vestre Fængsel Prison soon after his arrest. The first cell he stayed in was Cell 252, in the German Section. On Wednesday, 21 February, Kim was sent to the Police Headquarters for questioning. He did not return to Vestre until Wednesday, 28 February. The next day he was placed in solitary confinement and forbidden to write letters. Surprisingly, he was quite happy to be alone in his own cell.
In a letter to his girlfriend, he stated the cells he had been in so far:
- 19 December, 1944 - 2 February, 1945, Cell 252
- 2 February, 1945, at 8 o'clock - Cell 585 (he called a "dark cell")
- 7 February - 11 February - Frøslev
- 12 February - 11 March - Cells 286, 284, 282, 276, and 270 (in Vestre Fængsel)
- 1 March - 2 March - Cell 586
- 5 March - 12 March - Cell 50 (Police Headquarters)
- 15 March- ? - Cell 37 (Police Headquarters)
On 6 April, 1945, Kim Malthe-Bruun was executed for resisting the Germans.
After the war, a book, called Kim, was published about him by his mother. It contained many of his letters home to both her and his girlfriend Hanne.
Lois Lowry is said to have based the character Peter in Number the Stars after Kim, possibly due to his courage against the Nazis.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Last updated on Thursday September 18, 2008 at 11:25:45 PDT (GMT -0700)
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