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Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz (September 29, 1904, in Bremen - February 16, 1973) was a German attache who warned the Danish Jews about their intended deportation in 1943. It is estimated that he prevented the deportation of all but 7% of Denmark's Jews in the resulting rescue of the Danish Jews.
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