After a frontline deployment that had left its mark even on the most hardened Danish soldiers, leave was finally granted. However, the leave itself also left its mark on those who returned. They had assumed that the Danish population would see and understand the hardships and ordeals they had endured, and that they had gone through this harsh training and the frightening experiences at the front for Denmark, and therefore needed support and recognition. But things did not turn out entirely that way—the mood in Denmark had begun to shift, and groups of civilians made this increasingly clear. During the leave period, especially in Copenhagen, some unrest arose, along with various stories, including one about shooting on a public street in front of civilians. It turned out to involve, among others, Per Søren, J. Nielsen, and 3–4 others who, in a state of excitement/intoxication, fired at street lamps.