Background
Andreas Bronislaw Wadeksloff Nielsen was born 31 March 1918 in Ragnersminde, Brøndbyvester outside of marriage. His mother was Maria Olszowa born 29 April 1889 in Poland.
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He was baptized Bronislaw in the roman catholic Sankt Laurentius church in nearby Roskilde on the seventh Sunday of Trinity 1918. On 7 January 1927 he was adopted and given the name Andreas Bronislaw Wadeksloff Nielsen. On 26 February 1945 a German court martial sentenced Nielsen to death and the following day he and nine other resistance members were executed in Ryvangen.
After the liberation he was exhumed in Ryvangen and a death certificate was issued by the Department of Forensic Medicine of the university of Copenhagen, stating that the cause of death was ballistic trauma.
A memorial service was held for him in Rødovre church on 1 July 1945. On 29 August 1945 Nielsen and 105 other victims of the occupation were given a state funeral in the memorial park founded at the execution and burial site in Ryvangen where he was executed.
Bishop Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard led the service with participation from the royal family, the government and representatives of the resistance movement. The cemetery in Rødovre has a memorial plaque for him.
Membership
As a member of the resistance he was a mechanic and a driver.
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Denmark