Storm on the Stock Exchange

Storm on the Stock Exchange
Storm on the Stock Exchange
Date	11 February 1918
Location	Børsen, Copenhagen,; Denmark
Caused by	High levels of unemployment
Methods	Direct action
Resulted in	Leaders fined, some prison sentences received
Parties
Syndicalists Trade Union Opposition Association; Young Socialist Association;	Government of Denmark Police;
Lead figures
	Andreas Fritzner; Poul Gissemann; Jørgen Mortensen; Alfred Mogensen; Christian Christensen Carl Theodor Zahle
Number
35,000-40,000

The Storm on the Stock Exchange was a violent attack on the Børsen (Denmark's stock exchange) in Copenhagen on 11 February 1918. The attack was organized by unemployed syndicalists.