On this day, May 4th, in the afternoon 79 years ago a floating dock stranded at the coast of Langeland close to a location called Påø. It was in 1945 in the final days of the 2nd World War and our allies were fiercely battling the German forces. The floating dock held about 1.400 prisoners of war. They were placed on the dock as a mode of transport and shipped from Sassnitz to Flensborg. The tugboat that had towed the floating dock got gunned down and sunk by allied bombers and as a result it drifted for 4 days – without food or water. The 800 Russians and 600 French prisoners along with a few Belgians and the German guards were assisted to shore by small rowing boats and by local fishermen. Once safely on shore they were accommodated cared for in various ways until they could return to their countries. It was a major effort by the local municipality of Rudkøbing and the island of Langeland at large but it worked out. What is the morale of this? When we come together, we can overcome the most extreme situations and hardships – but when we go to war with each other then we only bring hardship upon all of us. The situation in Ukraine is threatening the security of all of Europe and probably the entire world. Large allocations of our national budgets now go to defence, rather than research and education. At the time when we need to come together our global leaders are failing us – and egoistic autocrats hold our destiny in their hands. To this day, we still place candles in our windows on May 4th. A longstanding tradition to commemorate our liberation and the end of the 2nd World War. We do not need more wars to commemorate!
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