Frode Jakobsen

Frode Jakobsen (21 December 1906 – 15 June 1997), was a Danish writer and politician who is remembered for his contribution to Danish resistance activities during the German occupation of Denmark in the Second World War. He established and ran the resistance organization known as Ringen (Ring), also called Frode Jakobsen's Ringen.

He co-founded the Danish Freedom Council, which coordinated sabotage plans in Denmark and intelligence with Allied forces during the war. He also planned for Denmark's government and its diplomatic relationships once the war ended. After the war, he was a member of the Danish Parliament until 1973. He was a member of the Danish Home Guard from 1948 to 1971. He wrote several memoirs, such as I Danmarks Frihedsråd, published in 1975.

Personal life and education Frode Jakobsen was born on 21 December 1906