Danish WW2 Pilots

Profiles

The nucleus of this site is the individual profiles of each person I have been able to find that was in air force service during the war. The profiles can be accessed though the alphabetical index.

Axel Munch Nielsen

Pvt. Axel Munch Nielsen was one of two brothers and Danish nationals who enlisted in the USAAF during the Second World War. He served as a carpenter.

Milan Martiny

Milan Martiny served in the South African army in Abyssinia and Egypt before being selected for training as fighter pilot. He was killed in a training flight near Pretoria on 6 September 1943.

Adrian E. Anholm

Adrian Eric Anholm was born in Yorkshire in 1924 in a Danish-British family. He served in the Royal Air Force during the war, and was awarded the Christian X Memorial Medal after the war. This medal was only awarded to Danish nationals.

Tage Schou Nielsen

Sgt Tage Schou Nielsen arrived in the United States in 1937 to work for F.L. Smith & Co. He enlisted in the US Army during the Second World War. Some sources suggest that he served in the air force. This is not certain at this point however.