Sabotage attempt against Brandt & Ravntoft’s timber yard 01-07-1942
An X-ray of one of the recovered unexploded explosives. The packages contained about 600gr. explosives and a detonator. They also contained a little bottle with an oil- and gasoline mixture. Which the police immediately did not understand the meaning of.
An X-ray of one of the recovered unexploded explosives. The packages contained about 600gr. explosives and a detonator. They also contained a little bottle with an oil- and gasoline mixture. Which the police immediately did not understand the meaning of.
Outline of the company and parts of the surrounding area.
You can see the hotbed of the fire in the center of the picture, between the two stacks of wood.
Board stack viewed from opposite pavement.
The stacked boards and other material viewed towards Tegnholmsgade.
One of the unexploded firebombs.
One of the unexploded firebombs.
Intro
The arson attempt is believed to be part of a series of nine sabotage fires and arson attempts that took place over the summer of 1942. A night watchman suddenly saw flames in a woodpile and called the fire department, who quickly extinguished the fire...
The arson attempt is believed to be part of a series of nine sabotage fires and arson attempts that took place over the summer of 1942. A night watchman suddenly saw flames in a woodpile and called the fire department, who quickly extinguished the fire. When the remains of a firebomb were found, there was no doubt that this was a sabotage attempt.
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Hjørnet af Teglholmsgade og Vester Teglgade
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KOPA
AS-19-86, AS-9677, AS-9832
Esben Kjeldbæk: Sabotageorganisationen BOPA, 1997.