Gruppenkommandeur Willy Sölter in the Castle Engelsholm

 

Luftwaffe flying crew stationed at FlH Vejle, Denmark, lived in the nearby castle Engelsholm. In the doorway is Major Willi Sölter (Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 26), in the spring 1945. During World War II, he flew a total of 257 sorties, during which he was shot down 5 times. He received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 9 August 1944 as Hauptmann and Kommandeur I.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 77. The medal was awarded for his record of successful missions on all fronts since the start of the war, which included his personally sinking a destroyer in the Mediterranean theatre.

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German Troops Pass Danish Civilians on the Streets of Copenhagen

 German troops pass Danish civilians on the streets of Copenhagen the day German authorities declared martial law in the country. Since the German occupation of Denmark on 9 April 1940, German authorities found the majority of Danes to be exceedingly uncooperative. After the Danes scuttled several warships in the harbor and six other ships escaped to Sweden, an additional 3,000 German troops were sent to Denmark causing civilians to riot. Attacks on factories which were supplying the German war machine became more frequent, and Denmark’s refusal to hand over Danish Jews to German authorities enraged Germany. Germany enacted martial law throughout the country in August 1943 and swift reprisals followed. Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark. 29 August 1943.

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