Plaque of Appreciation - Kolding, Danmark - Korean War Memorials on Waymarking.com

På 70 årsdagen for Koreakrigen, blev en påskønnelse platte for danske sygeplejerskers deltagelse i Koreakrigen overrakt til Dansk Sygeplejemuseum af en Koreansk reprænsentant. Kyung Rim Shin overrakte platten til den danske ambassadør i Sydkorea, Einar Jensen, ved en ceremoni på ambassaden i Seoul den 4. august.

Hospitalsskibet Jutlandia var Danmarks humanitære bidrag til FN-indsatsen i Koreakrigen 1950-53. Den 23. januar 2021 var det 70 år siden at skibet sejlede ud på sit første af i alt 3 togter. 275 danske sygeplejersker arbejdede på hospitalsskibet Jutlandia under Koreakrigen.

I Jutlandias hospital var der plads til 350 soldater, men i en stor del af tiden var der også plads til at behandle civile koreanere. Man mener at der blev behandlet over 10.000 civile koreanere, såvel børn som voksne.

Den flotte platte kan ses på Dansk Sygeplejemuseum hvor man også kan læse artikler og se hospitalsudstyr fra Jutlandia




On the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, an appreciation plaque for Danish nurses' participation in the Korean War was presented to the Danish Nursing Museum by a Korean representative.
Kyung Rim Shin presented the plaque to the Danish ambassador to South Korea, Einar Jensen, at a ceremony at the embassy in Seoul on 4 August.

The hospital ship Jutlandia was Denmark's humanitarian contribution to the UN effort in the Korean War 1950-53. On 23 January 2021, it was 70 years since the ship set sail on its first of a total of 3 voyages. 275 Danish nurses worked on the hospital ship Jutlandia during the Korean War.

In Jutlandia's hospital there was room for 350 soldiers, but for a large part of the time there was also room to treat civilian Koreans. It is believed that more than 10,000 Korean civilians, both children and adults, were treated.

The beautiful appreciation plaque can be seen at the Danish Nursing Museum, where you can also read articles and see hospital equipment from Jutlandia

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