1945 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch - HM Christian XChristian X of DenmarkChristian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....
- Prime minister - German military ruleOccupation of DenmarkNazi Germany's occupation of Denmark began with Operation Weserübung on 9 April 1940, and lasted until German forces withdrew at the end of World War II following their surrender to the Allies on 5 May 1945. Contrary to the situation in other countries under German occupation, most Danish...
(until 5 May), Vilhelm BuhlVilhelm BuhlVilhelm Buhl was Prime Minister of Denmark from 4 May 1942 to 9 November 1942 as head of the Unity Government during the German occupation of Denmark of World War II, until the Nazis ordered him removed...
(until 7 November), Knud KristensenKnud KristensenKnud Kristensen was Prime Minister of Denmark 7 November 1945 to 13 November 1947 in the first elected government after the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. After the October 1945 election Knud Kristensen formed the Cabinet of Knud Kristensen, a minority government consisting...
Events
- March 21 – The British Operation CarthageOperation CarthageOperation Carthage, on 21 March 1945, was a controversial British air raid on Copenhagen, Denmark, during the Second World War. The target of the raid was the Shellhus, Gestapo headquarters, in the city centre, a building that had been used for the storage of dossiers and the torture of Danish...
, an air raid targeting the local GestapoGestapoThe Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police...
headquarters in the Shell Building in central Copenhagen, goes wrong and 125 Danish civilians, including 80 school children, are killed.
- May 5 - The Occupation of DenmarkOccupation of DenmarkNazi Germany's occupation of Denmark began with Operation Weserübung on 9 April 1940, and lasted until German forces withdrew at the end of World War II following their surrender to the Allies on 5 May 1945. Contrary to the situation in other countries under German occupation, most Danish...
ends with Nazi GermanyNazi GermanyNazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
's capitulation to the Allied ForcesAllies of World War IIThe Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War . Former Axis states contributing to the Allied victory are not considered Allied states...
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Births
- January 18, Kirsten KleinKirsten KleinKirsten Klein is a Danish photographer who since the mid-1970s has lived on the island of Mors. She has become one of Denmark's foremost landscape photographers, developing a highly characteristic, somewhat melancholic style, frequently achieved by employing older photographic techniques.-Early...
, photographer - February 24 – Mikael SalomonMikael SalomonMikael Salomon is a Danish filmmaker, cinematographer of The Abyss and Backdraft , and director of Band of Brothers ....
, film director, cinematographer - March 21 – Henrik NordbrandtHenrik NordbrandtHenrik Nordbrandt is a Danish poet, novelist and essayist. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the poetry collection Digte. He was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2000 for the poetry collection' Drømmebroer...
, poet - May 10 – Morten BoMorten BoMorten Bo , is a Danish photographer who has specialized in documentary work with a social impact. His 15 travelling exhibitions in the 1970s and 1980s proved quite controversial. In the 1980s, he turned to more abstract photography with lines, contours and contrasts of light and shade...
, photographer - October 23 – Kim LarsenKim Larsenthumb|250px|Kim Larsen, Nibe Festival 2009.Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen is a Danish rock musician.Inspired by The Beatles and rock and roll, Larsen began as a songwriter and guitarist...
, singer-songwriter - December 30 – Sanne SalomonsenSanne SalomonsenSanne Salomonsen is a notable Danish singer. She has been performing since 1975, and various songs by her band Sneakers were on the charts continuously from 1979 to 1985...
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Deaths
- February 21 – Anne Marie Carl-NielsenAnne Marie Carl-NielsenAnne Marie Carl-Nielsen was a Danish sculptor. Her preferred themes were domestic animals and people, with an intense, naturalistic portrayal of movements and sentiments. She also depicted themes from Nordic mythology...
, sculptor (born 18631863 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII , Christian IX* Prime minister – Carl Christian Hall , Ditlev Gothard Monrad-Events:* October 22 – The first tramway in Copenhagen begins operations...
) - April 30 – Gudmund Nyeland BrandtGudmund Nyeland BrandtGudmund Nyeland Brandt was a Danish landscape architect who was internationally renowned.-Career:...
, landscape architect (born 18781878 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup-Births:* December 24 – Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, politician, former Danish prime minister...
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