| Kaj Leo Kristensen | |
|---|---|
 Kaj Leo Kristensen | |
| Born |
Kaj Leo Kristensen[1] 7 November 1917[1][2] Vråby[1] |
| Died |
17 March 1945 (aged 27)[2][3] Ryvangen[2][3] |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad[2][3] |
| Place of burial | Ryvangen Memorial Park[2] |
| Residence | Vesterbrogade 66[2] |
| Other names | Leo Christensen[3] |
| Occupation | Vulkanisør[2] |
| Known for | Executed as member of the Danish resistance movement[2][3] |
| Religion | Church of Denmark[1] |
| Spouse(s) | (unmarried)[2] |
| Parents | Ole Ferdinand Kristensen and Marie Elisabeth Kristensen[1] |
| Website | |
| "Modstandsdatabasen" (in Danish). Kaj Leo Kristensen. Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. http://modstand.natmus.dk/Person.aspx?7796. Retrieved 2014-11-20. | |
Kaj Leo Kristensen (7 November 1917 – 17 March 1945) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Biography[]
Kaj Leo Kristensen was born in Vraaby 7 November 1917 to land owner Ole Ferdinand Kristensen and wife Marie Elisabeth Kristensen and baptized in Vraaby church the first Sunday after Epiphany.[1]
On 26 February 1945 Kristensen and six other members of Holger Danske were arrested by the Gestapo in Skindergade 44, Copenhagen.[3]
On 17 March the same year Kristensen and the six others were executed in Ryvangen.[2][3]
After his death[]
On 19 May 1945 Kristensen's remains were exhumed at Ryvangen.[2]
On 21 Juli 1945 a memorial service was held for him in Elijah's Church.[2]
On 29 August 1945 Kristensen and 105 other victims of the occupation were buried in the memorial park founded at the execution and burial site in Ryvangen where his remains had been recovered. Bishop Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard led the service with participation from the royal family, the government and representatives of the resistance movement.[2][4]
A memorial stone marks the place of his arrest.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Fødte Mandkøn [Born Males]" (in Danish). Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1906-1935. Vråby. 1917. p. 18.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 "Døde Mandkøn [Deceased Males]" (in Danish). Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1943-1956. Elijah's Church. 1945. p. 38. "Død 1945 17 Marts København. Henrettet af Tyskerne Opgravet fra Begravelsespladsen i Ryvangen 19. Maj 1945. Begravet 1945 29 August Mindekirkegaarden i Ryvangen Jordpaakastelse i Grundtvigs Kirke 21 Juli 1945. Vulkanisør, Ugift, 27 Aar"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 (in Danish) LEO CHRISTENSEN (Memorial Stone Plaque). Skindergade 44, Copenhagen. https://bibliotek.kk.dk/biblioteker/raadhusbiblioteket/blog/mindetavle-medlemmer-holger-danske-gruppen. "HANS BRAHE SALLING / SVEND BORUP JENSEN / LEO CHRISTENSEN / GEORG STOUGAARD / JØRN ANDERSEN / OLE MOSOLFF / KAJ OHLSEN / DEN 26. FEBRUAR 1945 / BLEV DISSE FRIHEDSKÆMPERE / FRA HOLGER DANSKE GRUPPEN / TAGET AF GESTAPO I DETTE HUS / DEN 17. MARTS 1945 BLEV DE / HENRETTET I RYVANGEN"
- ↑ "Historie - Mindelunden Ryvangen" (in Danish). History - Ryvangen Memorial Park. Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. http://www.mindelundenryvangen.dk/historie.html. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
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