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Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz
German diplomat and Righteous Among the Nations
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz (German:[ˈɡeːɔʁkˈfɛʁdinantˈdʊkvɪts]ⓘ; 29 September 1904, Bremen – 16 February 1973) was a German diplomat.
During World War II, he served as an attaché for Nazi Germany in occupied Denmark. He tipped off the Danes about the Germans' intended deportation of the Jewish population in 1943 and arranged for their reception in Sweden.
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Danish resistance groups subsequently rescued 95% of Denmark's Jewish population. Israel has designated Duckwitz as one of the Righteous Among the Nations.
Early life
Duckwitz was born on 29 September 1904 in Bremen, Germany,[1] to an old patrician family in the Hanseatic City.[2] After college, he began a career in the international coffee trade.
Career
From 1928 to 1932 Duckwitz lived in Copenhagen, Denmark. In November 1932, he met Gregor Strasser, the leader of the leftist branch of the German nationalistic Naz