Sabotage against the Master Carpenter Ib Nielsen’s woodworking factory 10-08-1943
Map section showing the location of the company.
Situation plan. The burned down buildings are marked in red, while the cross shows the explosion site near the workshop building.
Overview picture of the fire site. The red arrow marks the places, where there were found remains of the English firebombs.
Overview picture of the fire site. The red arrow marks the places, where there were found remains of the English firebombs.
Outline of the company complex. The burned down buildings are marked in red, while the cross marks the explosion site near the tool shop building.
Drawing of a minor firebomb of English origin used for sabotage. Smaller bombs of this type were often used in order to ignite more powerful acting charges.
Close up image of the explosion site at the workshop building. The intention must probably have been to blast the door of the building, in order to get the flames to move easier around.
Intro
The company manufactured furniture for the Wehrmacht and had also previously manufactured wooden barracks. A storage shed burned down and a workshop building was damaged. In addition, vandalism was carried out on the fire brigade’s extinguishing equipment.
107314
3004792
Lystrupvej 60
Århus
39 Hasle m.f. Herreder
Frode Sørensen
AS-39-66
KF5-819, KF5-653
KL-1265, KL-1743
Frode Sørensen (FHM 14291)