Sabotage against Schmidt & Mortensen’s Box Factory & Timber Yard 20-08-1943
The burned down box factory.
Close up of the fire site.
Intro
The fire started in some fishing boxes, apparently in two different places. A lump of burnt mass that could have been phosphorus revealed that it had been a firebomb. The majority of the business was completely or partially destroyed by the fire...
The fire started in some fishing boxes, apparently in two different places. A lump of burnt mass that could have been phosphorus revealed that it had been a firebomb. The majority of the business was completely or partially destroyed by the fire. During the extinguishing work, fire also broke out among some fishing boxes. Here, the remains of timed firebombs were also found.
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Nyhavn (Ny Fiskerihavn, mellem Blumesvej i nordøst, havnemolens 4 bassin i nordvest, statsbanens spor i sydvest)
Esbjerg
64 Esbjerg
H.P. Poulsen
AS-64-830
KF5-843
KL-1388, KL-1443, KL-1416
Aage Trommer: Modstandsarbejde i nærbillede, 1973, s. 81.