Word: esbjerg
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Esbjerg on the Jutland coast, which is a forbidden zone and heavily mined against invasion, the Germans ordered curfew after 10. Organized workers struck, shopkeepers followed their lead, the banks closed and the baking ovens were allowed to cool. Allied flags appeared, waved, vanished and appeared again farther down the street. The Danes kept impassive faces, continued to stare through approaching Germans. After three days the baffled Kommandantur withdrew the curfew...