Hermann Møller Boye

Hermann Møller Boye (5 July 1913 – 12 June 1944) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.

Hermann Møller Boye
Hermann Møller Boye
Born	Herman Møller Boye (1913-07-05)5 July 1913[1] Rolpested, Marstal[1]
Died	12 June 1944(1944-06-12) (aged 30)[1] Ryvangen
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Resting place	Ryvangen Memorial Park
Occupation	Municipal Teacher[1]
Known for	Executed as member of the Danish resistance movement[1]
Parent(s)	Herman Møller Boye and Maren née Rasmussen
Website	"Modstandsdatabasen" [Resistance Database]. Hermann Møller Boye (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 2014-11-30.

Biography

In 1935 Boye graduated as a teacher from Nørre Nissum Seminarium and from that year he was a teacher.^[1]

On June 12, 1944, Boye was executed in Ryvangen by the Gestapo.^[1]

After his death

On 29 August 1945 Boye and 105 other victims of the occupation were given a state funeral in the memorial park founded at the execution and burial site in Ryvangen where his remains had been recovered. Bishop Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard led the service with participation from the royal family, the government and representatives of the resistance movement.^[2]

Herman Møller Boye's grave in Ryvangen Memorial Park

A memorial plaque at Nørre Nissum Seminarium where he graduated as a teacher commemorates his sacrifice for Denmark.^[1]