Sabotage against Glud & Marstrand’s Factory 03-02-1943

Outline of the hasp on the window, through where the saboteurs probably have gained access to the building.

I. The factory viewed from the Rentemestervej. In the front you see the gate to the machine hall and the barred doors a) and b) from the outline.

II. Close up picture of the gate to the machine hall, slat doors and the window x) from the outline.

III. Close up pf the window x), through where the saboteurs gained access to the factory.

IV. Window X) viewed from inside.

VI. The machine hall viewed from the yard at the main entrance.

VII. The blasted bending machine.

Outline of the sabotaged company.

VIII. Close up of the blasting site on the bottom side of the machine.

V. The floor beneath the window x). The floor shows stench traces of sulfuric acids.

X. Left side of the blasted machine.

XI. The blasted stanchion.

IX. The ceiling over the bending machine.

XII. Backside of the blasted bending machine.

Intro

The company provided cartridge cases for the Wehrmacht. The saboteurs gained access to the premises through a window, and proceeded to plant an explosive charge on a so-called "bending machine". In the explosion, some of the gears, part of the plinth and a heavy cast iron plate were blown up. Debris from the plate had scattered a radius of 10-15 metres. A desk behind the machine and the boards in the ceiling were likewise partially destroyed. Approximately half of the glass windows were smashed by the force of the explosion.

10671

298788

Rentemestervej 5-9

København

0 København

KOPA

H.H.

AS-12862

KF5-369

KL-616

HH's liste

Esben Kjeldbæk: Sabotageorganisationen BOPA, 1997.