Sabotage against Holte Badminton Hall 03-05-1943
Locks 1, 2 and 3 with the cover plates removed. The red lines show the parts of the locking mechanism, that the police found had been broken up before the fire.
Key with broken key section found in lock no. 2.
The burned out badminton hall viewed from the south.
The burned out badminton hall viewed from the north.
Outline of the sabotaged badminton hall.
The chimney viewed the south.
The burned out badminton hall viewed from the north.
Close up of the flooring in the southwest corner of the hall.
Close up of the southeast corner in the hall.
Intro
In recent months, the hall had been used exclusively for the testing of barrage balloons and the like for the Wehrmacht. However, there were no barrage balloons or other materials in storage when the sabotage took place...
In recent months, the hall had been used exclusively for the testing of barrage balloons and the like for the Wehrmacht. However, there were no barrage balloons or other materials in storage when the sabotage took place. In the evening, unknown perpetrators had sneaked into the hall and planted one or two explosive charges there. The building caught fire in the explosion and was quickly engulfed in flames. The entire hall burned down. Some peat sheds and smaller wooden sheds in the immediate vicinity were also severely damaged by the fire.
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Grünevej 6
Holte
2 Københavns Amt Nordre Birk
Henning Gjerlupen og Jan Plum
AS-2-292
KF5-3834
Henning Gjerlufsen (FHM 14019)
Esben Kjeldbæk: Sabotageorganisationen BOPA, 1997.