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Bernhard Arp Sindberg (19 February 1911 – 1983), also known as "Mr. Xin" or "Xinbo", "The Greatest Dane", or the "Shining Buddha" was born in Aarhus, Denmark. His travels in his youth brought him to China , where he was one of few foreigners who witnessed the Nanjing Massacre .
2. Sept. 2019 · Bernhard Arp Sindberg rescued thousands of Chinese during the Japanese imperial army's orgy of violence in Nanjing in 1937. He is only now getting national hero status in Denmark. Queen...
9. Apr. 2019 · Last Updated: 04/09/2019. Bernhard Arp Sindberg (1911-83) was a Danish adventurer from Aarhus who came to China in 1934. He worked as an assistant to the British journalist Pembroke Stephens until he was mistakenly shot by the Japanese in Shanghai in November 1937.
The Unlikely Shining Buddha - Bernhard Arp Sindberg. By. Osprey. on Sunday, August 13, 2017 in Osprey Publishing. Today, 13th August 2017, marks the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Shanghai, the largest and bloodiest battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Bernhard Arp Sindberg might be little-known in his home country of Denmark, but in China, the Aarhus native is revered for his humanitarian efforts in saving the lives of tens of thousands of Chinese civilians during the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38.
1. Sept. 2015 · In 107 days straddling 1937 and 1938, Bernhard Arp Sindberg, a 26-year-old Danish laborer, and his colleagues saved about 20,000 Chinese people from the Japanese troops rampaging through the city. When he first arrived in China, Sindberg worked as a receptionist at the Cathay Hotel in Shanghai, but was fired because of his foul temper.
Biographical Sketch. Bernard Arp "Barney" Sindberg (19 February 1911-1983) was a Danish national employed in China in 1937 by the Kiang Nan Cement Factory. He first served in the Second Sino-Japanese War as a volunteer with Chinese forces during the Siege of Shanghai (September-November 1937) by the superior Japanese forces.
