Menig nr. 72 Carl Gunner Jørgensen grav og mindesten - Søllested, Denmark - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

Menig nr. 72 Carl Gunner Jørgensen faldt som den første danske soldat i Sønderjylland, da tyske tropper krydsede grænsen til Danmark om morgenen den 9. april 1940. Gravstenen er sat af 4 batl. 3. kompagni - og ved siden af findes en mindesten.

På kirkegården i Søllested hviler Menig nr. 72 Carl Gunner Jørgensen som var født i Søllested den 29. September 1917 og var mejerist, men i 1939 blev Carl indkaldt som værnepligtig. Han blev den første danske soldat, der faldt under invasionen af Danmark den 9. april 1940.

Om morgenen den 9. April 1940 gik alarmen kl. 4.17 på Søgård kaserne. Otte minutter efter rykkede 600 danske soldater ud. Nogle kørte på Nimbus-motorcykler med sidevogn og rekylgevær, men mange var på cykel eller til fods. De delte sig op i mindre grupper og lavede hurtigt stillinger i området, hvor de kunne skyde på de tyske tropper.

Ved Lundtoftbjerg blev der kæmpet i 15 minutter, før de danske soldater måtte trække sig. Deres geværer kunne ikke hamle op med de tyske panservogne.

4.bataljons 3.kompagni bestod af to cykeldelinger. De var under ledelse af kaptajn Klein. I sin rapport skrev han, at han havde fået ordre til ”at kæmpe hårdnakket til det sidste, hvis jeg blev angrebet, men jeg måtte dog ikke sætte mit Kompagnis Kampkraft over styr. Hvis jeg gik, skulde jeg søge til Aabenraa Sydkant, hvor alvorlig modstand skulde gøres.” De 2 cyklistdelinger kom i korte kampe og to af de danske soldater døde. En af dem var Carl Gunnar Jørgensen som faldt ved Lundtoftbjerg i Sønderjylland.

Carl Gunnar Jørgensen blev 22 år.

English: Private No. 72 Carl Gunner Jørgensen fell as the first Danish soldier in Southern Jutland when German troops crossed the border into Denmark on the morning of April 9, 1940. The tombstone is set by 4 battles. 3rd company - and next to it is a memorial stone set by the inhabitants of Søllested.

In the cemetery in Søllested rests Private no. 72 Carl Gunner Jørgensen who was born in Søllested on 29 September 1917 and was a dairyman, but in 1939 Carl was called up for military service. He became the first Danish soldier to fall during the invasion of Denmark on April 9, 1940.

On the morning of April 9, 1940, the alarm went off at. 4.17 at Søgård barracks. Eight minutes later, 600 Danish soldiers moved out. Some rode Nimbus motorcycles with sidecars and recoilless rifles, but many were on bicycles or on foot. They divided into smaller groups and quickly made positions in the area where they could shoot at the German troops.

At Lundtoftbjerg, fighting continued for 15 minutes before the Danish soldiers had to withdraw. Their rifles could not keep up with the German tanks.

The 4th Battalion's 3rd Company consisted of two bicycle divisions. They were under the command of Captain Klein. In his report, he wrote that he had been ordered to “fight stubbornly to the last if I was attacked, but I must not put my Company's Combat Force out of control. If I went, I would have to go to Aabenraa Sydkant, where serious resistance would have to be made. ” The 2 cyclist divisions came in short battles and two of the Danish soldiers died. One of them was Carl Gunnar Jørgensen who fell at Lundtoftbjerg in Southern Jutland.

Carl Gunnar Jørgensen was only 22 years old.

Date of Dedication: 04/09/1940 Property Permission: Public Access instructions: On cemetery at Søllested church. Public access during the day. Respect church services. Access times: From: 7:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Location of waymark: Søllested kirke Søllestedvej 36A Glamsbjerg, Fyn Danmark 5620 Commemoration: The first fallen soldier under the German invasion of Denmark, 9th of april 1940 Website for Waymark: Not listed

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