Claus_Bundgård_Christensen

Claus Bundgård Christensen

Claus Bundgård Christensen

Danish historian (born 1968)

Claus Bundgård Christensen (born 1968) is a Danish historian and associate professor at Roskilde University known for his books related to collaboration and crime in Denmark during and following World War II.[1]

Quick Facts Born, Known for ...

In 1998, he, and historians Niels Bo Poulsen and Peter Scharff Smith, published the book Under hagekors og Dannebrog - danskere i Waffen SS (Under svastika and Dannebrog - Danes in Waffen SS), acclaimed for its non-apologist and detailed description of the Danes who volunteered for service in the Waffen SS on the Eastern front.[2][3] Their 2016 book Waffen-SS : Europas nazistiske soldater (Waffen-SS: Europe's Nazi soldiers) has been translated to Dutch.[4]

In addition to his World War II era publications, he wrote Danskere på Vestfronten 1914-1918 (Danes on the Western Front 1914-1918), which also received very positive reviews and won the 'History book of the year' (Årets historiske bog) award in 2009.[1][5]

Since 2010, he has been a reviewer of non-fiction books for Weekendavisen.[1]

Bibliography (selected)

  • Christensen, Claus Bundgård; Poulsen, N. B.; Smith, P. S. (1997). Dansk arbejde - tyske befæstningsanlæg [Danish labor - German fortifications] (in Danish). Blåvandshuk: Blåvandshuk Egnsmuseum. 112 pages. ISBN 8789834259. OCLC 464122481.
  • Christensen, Claus Bundgård; Poulsen, N. B.; Smith, P. S. (2006). Under hagekors og Dannebrog : danskere i Waffen SS 1940–45 [Under Svastika and Dannebrog : Danes in Waffen SS 1940–45] (in Danish and English) (4th ed.). Aschehoug. 521 pages. ISBN 978-87-11-11843-6. OCLC 474724051.
  • Christensen, Claus Bundgård (2010). Danskere på Vestfronten 1914-1918 [Danes on the Western Front 1914-1918] (in Danish). Copenhagen. 536 pages. ISBN 9788702081039. OCLC 898207563.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Christensen, Claus Bundgård; Poulsen, N. B.; Smith, P. S. (2016). Waffen-SS : Europas nazistiske soldater [Waffen-SS: Europe's Nazi soldiers] (in Danish). Copenhagen: Gyldendals Bogklub. 783 pages. ISBN 9788703073613. OCLC 941340419.

References

  1. [1]
    "Claus Bundgård Christensen - Research - Roskilde University". ruc.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  2. [2]
    "Under hagekors og Dannebrog : danskere i Waffen SS - Københavns Biblioteker". bibliotek.kk.dk. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. [3]
    Metz, Georg (1998-12-02). "'Under hagekors og Dannebrog'" [Under svastika and Dannebrog]. information.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  4. [4]
    Christensen, Claus Bundgård; Poulsen, N. B.; Smith, P. S. (2016). De Waffen-SS : het Europese leger van de nazi's [Waffen-SS: Europe's Nazi soldiers] (in Dutch). Translated by de Boer, Geri. Rotterdam: Ad. Donker. 798 pages. ISBN 9789061007203. OCLC 960050491.
  5. [5]
    Schøler, Frederik (2014-07-09). "Danskere på Vestfronten 1914-1918 af Claus Bundgård Christensen" [Danes on the Western Front 1914-1918 by Claus Bundgård Christensen]. litteratursiden.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2017-04-11.


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