The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark

Deedy, C. ( 2000). The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark. Atlantic, GA: Peachtree Publishers.

This legend tells of King Christian, the King of Denmark's resistance during the invasion of his country by the Nazis during World War II.  The Nazis hung their flag at the palace in Copenhagen, which King Christian removed.  When a Nazi officer said to the king any soldier removing the flag would be shot, King Christian said that he would be the soldier removing the flag.   When the Nazis ordered all Jews to wear the yellow star, King Christian once again had a plan. He himself  wore the star through the streets.  The Danish people, who loved their king,  understood his plan, and they all wore the star as resistance to the Nazis.  All people were viewed as Danes, and Jews were not singled out. 

This remarkable legends tells of the fight of injustices brought about by Nazis. Though most of the legend is not true, the author's notes at the end of the book do tell of King Christian's support of the Jews during the war and that Jews were not forced to wear the yellow star in Denmark.  This book tells how when we stand together united, we can fight injustices with a stronger force than by ourselves..