Meet author and culture editor Hans Christian Davidsen at a thought-provoking lecture on Nazi Germany's last refuge in Flensburg. Davidsen takes you on a journey through an almost forgotten chapter of European history – the story of how a Nazi microstate managed to exist for three weeks after Hitler's death.
The lecture's focal points include:
- The secret escape route "Rattenlinie Nord", which led thousands of Nazis to Flensburg
- Persilscheine – the so-called "whitewashing" documents that gave war criminals new identities
- The tragic executions of young soldiers in the war's final moments
- How many war criminals lived on invisibly as ordinary citizens in Scandinavia and North Germany
- Flensburg's complex relationship with its own dark past
Davidsen combines journalistic precision, historical insight and human perspective. His critically acclaimed book and rich illustrations form the basis for a lecture that both shocks, inspires reflection and reveals new facets of a seemingly closed history.
Practical information
Date and time: Wednesday 7 October 2026, 19:00–21:00
Location: Dannevirke, Sdr. Boulevard 15, 5000 Odense C
Tickets
- Standard price: 120 kr
- Member price: 70 kr
Tickets are sold online or at the entrance, as long as there are available seats. As a member of the museum association, you receive a discount and simultaneously support Fyns Military History Museum. Large attendance is expected, so arrive early.
