In October 1943, Sweden offered asylum to 7000 Danish Jews in a report to German officials to Berlin. This info was leaked about the deportation and Jews were sent oversea to Sweden (Rescue in Denmark n.p.).
Within 2 weeks, “fisherman helped ferry 7220 Danish Jews and 680 non Jewish family members to safely across the narrow body of water separating Denmark from Sweden” (Holocaust Rescue n.p.).
Narrow straights called the øresund at the southern end of Kattegat Resound, which connects the Baltic Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, were used as escape routes from the Danish capitol Copenhagen to the Swedish city of Malmö (King Christian n.p.).
The Kattegat is very shallow which can make it difficult to travel across and navigate and approximately
Within 2 weeks, “fisherman helped ferry 7220 Danish Jews and 680 non Jewish family members to safely across the narrow body of water separating Denmark from Sweden” (Holocaust Rescue n.p.).
Narrow straights called the øresund at the southern end of Kattegat Resound, which connects the Baltic Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, were used as escape routes from the Danish capitol Copenhagen to the Swedish city of Malmö (King Christian n.p.).
The Kattegat is very shallow which can make it difficult to travel across and navigate and approximately