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World War 2 begins
Nazi Germany invaded Poland, leading Great Britain and France to declare war on Hitler's regime -
Hitler Invades Denmark
This is the home country of the boys who challenged Hitler "Most Danes felt helplessly overwhelmed by German Goliaths" (Hoose 4) -
RAF club forms
Knud Pedersen, his brother, and a couple of couple of cousins, and friends created this club to create resistance against the Nazis, in the town of Odense in Denmark, during that time they caused havoc, by messing up signs, and other small things to mess with the daily lives of the Nazi soldiers "One thing had become very clear: now any resistance in Denmark would have to come from ordinary citizens, not from trained soldiers (Hoose 18). -
Churchill Club forms
This shows to Nazi Germany the Danish will not give in to them
"Today we act, tomorrow we are born" (Hoose 37) -
Churchill Club steals weapons
They successfully steal guns from Nazi soldiers, and finally gain attention, and are truly pushing back against Hitler's regime "By mid-April 1942 the club had amassed an arsenal of knives, bayonets, pistols, and a machine gun" (Hoose 68 -
Aalborg Railroad Explosion
This was the most important thing the boys did as a part of the Churchill club, blowing up the many Nazi supplies, as well as destroying a port of transportation to the city "We admired our work...This is the closest we came to real military action" (Hoose 87) -
Arrested
They were caught by the local police, and thrown in jail. -
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Jailtime
The boys were in jail for 2 years being treated harshly at times at Nyborg state prison -
Other members of the Churchill Club continue attacks
8 of the boys were thrown in jail, but other members continue attacks -
World War 2 ends
