Oluf Munck: - doctor, freedom fighter, martyr
By Jakob Munck
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When the Japanese invaded Java in 1942 he was involved in the resistance movement and he chose not to listen to the warnings that he had been exposed and would be arrested by the Japanese. Therefore he met his inevitable destiny. He was arrested, tortured and beheaded.
Jakob Munck
Jakob Munck (b. 1948) is a Cultural Sociologist from Copenhagen. He has written 30 books, whose titles and content can be seen on his website (www.jamu.dk).
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Oluf Munck - Jakob Munck
LITERATURE/SOURCES
1. INTRODUCTION
Dear reader.
This little book is about my grandfather, who chose to sacrifice his life in the fight against Japanese fascism in the hope that his descendants – and everybody else – could live in freedom. It is with love and great pride that I tell his story.
Oluf Munck was born the 14th of October 1886, he left Denmark in 1920 and his life ended under a big beech in northern Jakarta, where he was beheaded by the Japanese the July 23rd 1943. Prior to this he was exposed to long-lasting, brutal torture.
His crime was, that he had fought for freedom and against the Japanese occupation army, who – in alliance with Adolf Hitler – tried to turn Java into a Japanese colony and to enforce the Japanese version of Hitler’s racism and fascism.
We are all in debt to the millions who sacrificed their life in the fight against fascism in the Second World War. We can thank the Russians for defeating Hitler and the Americans for preventing the Japanese dictatorship to gain power over Asia. In a war, victory always comes as a result of the effort of many people, and in this context Oluf Munck is only one of the many. He chose to join the resistance movement and his effort might not have had a great militant significance, but his courage was admirable. It is for this courage that I, and many others, admire him.
Oluf Munck has received a great deal of awards for his effort and his sacrifice. These awards are all given posthumously. He is buried in a Dutch memorial grave, which is dedicated to the victims of the anti-Japanese freedom fight in northern Jakarta. The same place where Oluf – and many others – were executed.
Oluf Munck lived most of his life outside of Denmark. This could be the reason why a lot of people in his home country do not know him.
However this is a big mistake. Historians have shown that, Denmark’s role in the war was equivocal and problematic. This is the reason why we need examples of Danes, who have done something we can be proud of. Oluf Munck was one of those Danes. He loved his fatherland and he loved his children in Denmark. He loved the values that they represented. He loved them so much that he chose to die for them.
This little book is