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Chapter 6
Collecting and Memory

1866 - Ole Bennedsen, Chris's paternal grandfather, is born.

1864 - Danish-Prussian war begins; Denmark cedes control of South Jutland to Prussia.

1893 - Ole Bennedsen marries Stinne (Christine) Lorentzen.

1899 - Frederik Bennedsen, Chris's father, is born.

1906 - Anna Johannesson, Chris's mother, is born to Else and Adam Johannesson.

1914-18 - World War One; many young men from South Jutland were drafted into the German army. Frederik Bennedsen escaped the draft by crossing the border into Denmark.

1920 - Else Johannesson marries Jens Lund.

1920 - South Jutland reverts back to Denmark.

1926 - Frederik Bennedsen and Anna Johannesson marry.

1929 - January Ole Bennedsen is born.

Chapter 6
Collecting and Memory

1930 - September Chris Bennedsen is born.

1936 - Chris begins work as a farm labourer.

1934 - August Sigvard Bennedsen is born.

1938 - Spring Ole Benndedsen drowns.

1940 - April 9 Germany invades Denmark.

1940 - Jens Lund dies.

1943 - August Danish government resigns; Germans Germany begins directly running Denmark.

1944 - Ella Bennedsen is born.

1944 - Chris graduates from elementary school.

1945 - May 5 Denmark is liberated.

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