A German officer was stamped to death by Danish boots in Oldense. A German troop train exploded on its way north to Aalborg. The powerhouse at Aarhus went out, forcing shutdowns through East Jutland. Night fires broke out in Copenhagen's port and three locomotives were wrecked at Varde.
After 40 months' service as Hitler's "model protectorate," Denmark was coming of age; resistance was losing its spotty, amateur character, sabotage was turning professional. Fifteen thousand Danish guards proved unable to catch more than a handful of saboteurs.
Said the Nazi-controlled Kalundborg radio: "The patience so...