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After more than 3 years of German occupation, "the cooperation between Germany and the Danish government ended and Germany declared Denmark to be in a state of emergency."
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Nazi soldiers question Annemarie and Ellen when they see them running down the street.
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Annemarie and Kirsti find the Hirsch's Button Shop padlocked with a German sign.
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To escape Nazi capture, Peter helps Ellen's parents hide together. Annemarie's family takes Ellen to live with them.
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Annemarie's family protect Ellen by pretending she is their daughter.
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Mrs. Johansen takes Annemarie, Ellen & Kirsti to visit Uncle Henrik.
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Ellen's family is reunited at Uncle Henrik's house.
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The casket is only full of blankets and clothing. All of the guests are there to go to Sweden to escape the Nazis.
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Uncle Henrik says Great Aunt Birtie died. They will have her funeral at his house.
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Nazi soldiers demand to open the casket. Mrs. Johansen says it is too dangerous because Aunt Birdi died from typhus. The soldiers leave.
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Uncle Henrik tells Annemarie that the hankerchief had a drug that makes dogs lose their sense of smell. Otherwise the dogs would have smelled the people hidden in the boat.
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Annemarie finds an important package which must be delivered to Uncle Henrik. She hides it in a basket & runs to find Uncle Henrik.
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The Nazis stop Annemarie. They search the basket, but she still gets to deliver the package.
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Uncle Henrik tells Annemarie that Peter is in the Danish Resistance and they have saved many people from the Nazis.
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British air strike destroys Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Carthage
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"This is London... At this moment, it is announced that Montgomery has stated that the German troops in Holland, Northwest Germany and Denmark have surrendered"...
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Peter didn't live to see the war end. He was captured and shot by the Nazis. Annemarie also learned that her sister was in the Danish Resistance, and the Nazis killed her, too.
