Sabotage against The Brothers Jørgensen’s Motorcycle Workshop 21-08-1944
Brødrene Jørgensens Motorcykelværksted after the sabotage on August 21st 1944.
City plan section of the location of the company.
The company viewed from Herningvej. Notice board and wood splinters from the gates of the workshop that were slung across the Silkeborgvej.
Outline of the interior of the company. There was some uncertainty regarding the precise placing of the explosives, but the police meant that it must have been at or close to the red cross.
The company facade viewed from Silkeborgve. In the front you can see the shattered gates to the workshop.
Overview image of the collapsed workshop. To the right in the picture you can see some of the destroyed motorcycles, while the red dotted line marks the approximate explosion site.
Intro
The workshop burned down along with approx. 20 German motorcycles. At 2 o’clock in the morning, the sabotage guard was held up by two men armed with pistols and then forced to leave the car repair workshop. Shortly after, an explosion took place...
The workshop burned down along with approx. 20 German motorcycles. At 2 o’clock in the morning, the sabotage guard was held up by two men armed with pistols and then forced to leave the car repair workshop. Shortly after, an explosion took place. The company had already been subjected to minor sabotage earlier in August, but this time the workshop was completely destroyed.
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2238012
Silkeborgvej 20
Århus
41 Århus
Rejsegruppen
Kaj Christensen, Niels Christian Madsen, Werner Clausen og Bjarne Weland
AS-41-1598
KF5-1933
KL-6323
Kaj Christensen (FHM 13981), Niels Kristian Madsen (FHM 14155), Werner Clausen (FHM 13992)
Peter Birkelund: Rejsende i sabotage, 2010.