Torpeskov drop zone
Carl Johan Bruhn 1904-41. Doctor. SOE agent. Bruhn was selected to establish and lead the SOE organization in Denmark. He was killed in a parachute jump on the night of 27-28 December 1941, when his parachute failed to open.
Mogens Hammer ("Table Top"), 1911-1946. Engineer.
SOE-agent. He was airdropped twice into Denmark...
A police report (page 1) on the airdrop which took place on 27 December 1941. The SOE agents Bruhn and Hammer were airdropped, however, Bruhn was killed in the drop as his parachute failed to open.
A police report (page 2) on the airdrop which took place on 27 December 1941. The SOE agents Bruhn and Hammer were airdropped, however, Bruhn was killed in the drop as his parachute failed to open.
Search description in the newspaper for the SOE agent Mogens Hammer after the airdrop on 27 December 1941.
Section of a map from the Danish police shows the area at Torpeskov where two SOE agents were airdropped on 27 December 1941. Markings show where Bruhn’s body was found as well as parachutes, radio, etc.
Remote-controlled gun found at the airdrop at Torpeskov on 27 December 1941.
Warrant for the arrest of the SOE agent Mogens Hammer from “Danish Police Intelligence” on 22 September 1942.
Photo of the SOE agent Mogens Hammer, who was airdropped to Torpeskov on 27 December 1941. The photograph was provided by the Danish police in connection with the search for Hammer.
Memorial stone commemorating the first Danish SOE chief, Carl Johan Bruhn. He perished on the night of 28 December1941, in Torpeskoven (forest) near Haslev, when his parachute failed to open.
Memorial stone commemorating the first Danish SOE Chief, Carl Johan Bruhn. He perished on the night of 28 December 1941, in Torpeskoven (forest) near Haslev, when his parachute failed to open.
Headstone for the SOE agent Carl Johan Bruhn at Solbjerg Cemetery in Frederiksberg. Bruhn was killed in a parachute jump near Haslev on the night of the 28 December 1941.
Intro
On 27th December, the first two Special Operations Executive (SOE) agents were dropped in Denmark. They were dropped "blindly", ie. without there being a reception team on the ground...
On 27th December, the first two Special Operations Executive (SOE) agents were dropped in Denmark. They were dropped "blindly", ie. without there being a reception team on the ground. Carl Johan Bruhn was appointed to be the first head of SOE in Denmark and Mogens Kjeld Aage Hammer ("Table Top"), was his radiotelegraphist. Bruhn was killed in the jump as his parachute did not open. Hammer searched for the airdropped radio but did not find it. He had to leave the body of Bruhn and go to Copenhagen. The following day, the body, the radio and the leftover equipment were found by Danish and German police.
27.12.1941
No reception team
Jørgen Hæstrup: Kontakt med England 1940-43, 1954, 112f. Birkelund og Dethlefsen: Faldskærmsfolk, 1986, s. 18ff. Rapport i Frihedsmuseets Dokumentarkiv: 11A-14914.
Region: Zealand - District: Sorø
Zone nr.: 0 - Zone name: Torpeskov
Place in the Military Map: Volume 3 - Page 18 - F2: Nord for "8" i pkt. 48
Sources: Jørgen Hæstrup: Kontakt med England 1940-43, 1954, 112f. Birkelund og Dethlefsen: Faldskærmsfolk, 1986, s. 18ff.