Harald Christensen (resistance member)

Harald Christensen (28 May 1915 – 27 February 1945) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.

Biography
Harald Christensen was born in Faaborg 28 May 1915 as the eighth child of factory worker Niels Christensen and wife Maren Christine née Madsen and baptized in Faaborg church the seventh Sunday after Trinity.

In 1916 Christensen was living with his parents and siblings in Vestergade 29, Fåborg with his father supporting the family as a worker at Fåborg's wood wool factory with a permanently injured knee.

On 27 February 1945 Christensen and nine other resistance members were executed in Ryvangen.

After his death
On 30 June 1945 a memorial service was held for him at Vestre Kirkegaard.

On 29 August Christensen and 105 other victims of the occupation were buried in the memorial park founded at the execution and burial site in Ryvangen where he was executed. Bishop Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard led the service with participation from the royal family, the government and representatives of the resistance movement.

His remains have since been moved.