Jørgen Haagen Schmith
Jørgen Haagen Schmith | |
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Jørgen Haagen Schmith | |
| Born | 18 December 1910 |
| Died | 15 October 1944 (aged 33) |
| Other names | Cover names Citronen, Citroën Schmidt, Citron-Smith |
| Occupation(s) | Entertainment worker and director, Citroën worker and director |
| Known for | Danish resistance fighter, partner of Bent Faurschou Hviid (Flame), saboteur, and killer of Nazis and informers for Holger Danske |
Jørgen Haagen Schmith, also spelled Jørgen Haagen Schmidt (18 December 1910 – 15 October 1944), known during the war by the codename Citronen (Danish for 'the Lemon'), was a renowned fighter in the Danish resistance movement during the German Occupation of Denmark (1940–1945). He was a saboteur, including his involvement in the bombing of the Forum Copenhagen. He was also a rescuer and liquidator. He died after a multi-hour firefight with German soldiers on 15 October 1944.
In 1951, he and his partner Bent Faurschou Hviid were posthumously awarded the United States Medal of Freedom by President Harry S. Truman. The film Flame & Citron (2008) portrays the renowned partners and the Holger Danske group.