Based on what we understood, during the first days of the German occupation of Denmark, the army seized control of an area known as Kødbyen. This part of town was filled with food processing facilities, butchers, and slaughterhouses. The Germans knew they needed to keep it safe and soldiers were in the area under constant surveillance.
But guarding potatoes can be dull, and the soldiers used their time differently. Some of them etched messages into the bricks of one of the buildings. These are the Wehrmacht Graffiti.
At the corner of a building, you will find the names of some soldiers, loved ones, and hometowns. Some swastikas and some longer sentences are hard to read now. Mainly because this small piece of history is not under any protected status. New graffiti is added to the walls every year and, as seen in the pictures here, makes it hard to distinguish what is new and dates back to the 1940s.
Wehrmacht Graffiti in Copenhagen
Wehrmacht Graffiti in Copenhagen
Staldgade 35 – Copenhagen
Denmark
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