Thøger Thøgersen

Thøger Thøgersen (24 February 1885–9 December 1947) was a Danish politician who headed the Communist Party of Denmark for two years between 1927 and 1929.

[2] Thøger Thøgersen was educated as a saddle maker in his home town and became chairman of the social democratic youth association in 1902.

[1] Thøgersen was arrested in 1938 with Richard Jensen due to his involvement in the bombing of the Spanish trawlers in Frederikshavn.

[5] After the war, he was freed and was made a member of the DKP, but remained completely silent in the public debate.

[5] Thøgersen was badly injured during his time at the Stutthof Concentration Camp and died in Copengahen as result of his deteriorating health on 9 December 1947.