Sabotage against K.A. Hartmann’s machine factory 11-09-1943


Outline of the machine factory premises.


2. The machine factory viewed from Vermundsgade. The Tarpaulins along the facade cover the holes from the explosion.


4. Blasting site and the surrounding machines.


5. The part of the machine hall towards ”Vermundsgade”. The red arrow points down on the bomb crater.


3. Close up from the blasting site. The red dotted line marks the bomb crater.

Intro

The company did not work directly for the Wehrmacht, but supplied generator material and spare parts for cars to factories that did. Despite there being sabotage guards on duty, an explosive charge of 10 kg was surreptitiously thrown in through a window...

The company did not work directly for the Wehrmacht, but supplied generator material and spare parts for cars to factories that did. Despite there being sabotage guards on duty, an explosive charge of 10 kg was surreptitiously thrown in through a window. In the explosion, furniture and electrical installations were destroyed while the masonry was damaged. A guard was also injured and several apartments nearby were destroyed.

72754

2037112

Vermundsgade 5

København

0 København

BOPA



AS-17580

KF5-794

KL-1669

HH's liste

Esben Kjeldbæk: Sabotageorganisationen BOPA, 1997. EL-rapport.