Football with the Foe: Danish Sport Under the Swastika [Hardcover]

Hans Bonde (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: 1 Jun 2008

In comparison with other occupied countries Danish sport had the most widespread collaboration with the Germans during World War II. This book shows that the first years of the German occupation of Denmark became a "golden age" of Danish-German collaborative sports that was far more intense than any period before or since. Banners with the Nazi swastika flew side by side with the Danish flag, while German competitors gave the 'heil' salute accompanied by the Nazi Horst Wesselsong. At a match against the Viennese team Admira, the Danish supporters poured scorn on the heil gestures of the guests and attacked uniformed German soldiers among the crowd. The "riot at the stadium" infuriated the German authorities to a degree that they had the Danish Minister of Justice dismissed. After the war, sport was again used for political purposes, now to demonstrate Denmark's emotional integration in the Allied club, culminating in a sold-out game at Idrotsparken on 10 July 1945 between a professional English and a select Danish team in the presence of the British chief commanding officer in Denmark, General Dewing. In 2007 the Danish version of the book "Football with the Foe" was awarded as "the Danish history book of the year".

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } In comparison with other occupied countries Danish sport had the most widespread collaboration with the Germans during World War II. This book shows that the first years of the German occupation of Denmark became a "golden age" of Danish-German collaborative sports that was far more intense than any period before or since. Banners with the Nazi swastika flew side by side with the Danish flag, while German competitors gave the 'heil' salute accompanied by the Nazi Horst Wesselsong. At a match against the Viennese team Admira, the Danish supporters poured scorn on the heil gestures of the guests and attacked uniformed German soldiers among the crowd. The "riot at the stadium" infuriated the German authorities to a degree that they had the Danish Minister of Justice dismissed. After the war, sport was again used for political purposes, now to demonstrate Denmark's emotional integration in the Allied club, culminating in a sold-out game at Idrotsparken on 10 July 1945 between a professional English and a select Danish team in the presence of the British chief commanding officer in Denmark, General Dewing. In 2007 the Danish version of the book "Football with the Foe" was awarded as "the Danish history book of the year".

Product details

Hardcover: 269 pages
Publisher: University Press of Southern Denmark (1 Jun 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 8776741796
ISBN-13: 978-8776741792
Product Dimensions: 25 x 2.3 x 17 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,705,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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