Sabotage against A/S Citroën 24-07-1943

Outline of the company and the surrounding buildings.

I. Assembly hall viewed from the north.

III. The destroyed railcars "k", "l" and "m".

II. Motor carriage ”k” with blasted front part.

IV. The blown up front part of Lorry ”K”. To right of this you can see one of the company’s offices and a wall clock, stopped at 01.18am.

VII. The middle of the western outer wall. To the left there is a broken wall pillar, and it can be seen that the wall was lifted from the upper side by the explosion.

VI. One of the rooms on the 1st floor at the northern gable of the building.

V. The destroyed office viewed from the inside. In the middle of the picture you can see a switchboard.

VIII. The west outer wall of the building viewed from Scaniagade. You can see the damages on the roof from the pressure of the explosion to the right in the center of the picture

Intro

The company repaired vehicles for the Wehrmacht. The sabotage was aimed directly at one of the German vehicles, but due to the unusual strength of the explosion, the building also suffered major damage. Seven armed men stopped the night guards and planted the explosive charge. Before planting the explosive, one of the night guards had been required to hand over his uniform. Parts of the broken vehicle were scattered throughout the hall and several other cars were damaged. Windows and doors were shattered on both cars and in the building. The roof, especially above the blast site, had been lifted from its foundation.

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