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From 1943, Munck became an "indispensable" leader for the Danish cause. He went to London in August 1944 to strategize with
British leaders and Free Danes about how to ensure that the Danes resistance groups had the weapons and support that they needed, plan for a post-war government, propaganda, and
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Munck became a more effective operative, working with Danish intelligence officers, after the SOE placed a contact person, Ronald
Turnbull, in Stockholm in February 1941. Microfilm and other information was passed covertly through Munck to the British via couriers. He was the conduit for all of SOE's
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Business, travel and stays abroad created a huge circle of friends for him, also because his keen interests, which ranged from politics to technology to everyone's daily life, quickly connected him to everyone he came into contact with. Both his ability to communicate and his organizational talent
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from the war's end until 1947 when he worked for the foreign service. He was the
Ambassador to Thailand from 1959 to 1967. Munck then worked for Princess Margrethe, later Queen
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efforts for
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Although he had no official position, he made a significant impact on the Danish resistance and rescue movement throughout the war.
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Hans Ebbe Munck was born on 14 January 1905. He was a student of Ordrup
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was forced by its German side of the newspaper to fire Munck, who remained in
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other important issues. Involved in the discussion were Eduard
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As Munck became more effective, he became known as a resistance operative. In 1942,
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Munck was married to Kirsten Munk, the sister of Danish resistance activist
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and Charcot's expedition to Greenland. He was the first Danish man to climb
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