Peter Neilsen

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"You don't tell me how to live my life, Lise. You can cry about my ways and break up with me all you want, but you'll pay a high price for it."

~Peter Neilsen expressing his rage to Lise Johansen.

Peter Neilsen is the main antagonist in the 1989 Holocaust Novel, Number the Stars. He was a Danish Resistance Fighter from Denmark.

Biography
Peter Neilsen had joined the Danish Resistance that was fighting the Nazis in Denmark, back when he was dating Lise Johansen. Lise had joined the Danish Resistance on the same day as Peter. Peter Neilsen was very harsh, uncaring, and cruel to the people around him. He lived miserable all his life and was very arrogant when it came to how he viewed himself. When Peter Neilsen was taunting Lise's sister, Annemarie Johansen, by calling her "pathetic-looking"., Annemarie responded and told him to lay off. Peter then hit Annemarie on the head and grabbed her hair in a harsh manner and said "You are one simple little worthless brat". Then ,when Lise told Peter that she would break up with him if he doesn't stop mistreating Annemarie. Then, Peter yelled at Lise and threatened to kill her if she breaks up with him, and then she broke up with him. Peter was then sent, along with Lise, on a mission, to sabatoge Nazi supply trucks. Then, when Peter and Lise then split-up in order to take out the Nazi supply trucks from both sides, Peter had Lise in his sights and decided to shoot her dead. Peter then hid behind cover and then shot Lise in the abdomen two times. Lise then called for help and then Danish Resistance Fighters rescued her and treated her wounds. Meanwhile, Peter told the other Danish Resistance Fighters that Lise was dead and told them to fall back. Later, The Resistance Fighters found Lise being treated and they saw through Peter's lie. Peter than ran away from the Resistance Headquaters after the battle to sabatoge the Nazi trucks and then he shot himself in the head with a Luger Pistol, he then died from the gunshot wound he inflicted on himself.