Kaj Leo Kristensen
| 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] |
| Resting place | 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] |
| Parent(s) | Ole Ferdinand Kristensen and Marie Elisabeth Kristensen[1] |
| Website | "Modstandsdatabasen" [Resistance Database]. Kaj Leo Kristensen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. 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 given a state funeral 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 2 3 4 5 6 "Fødte Mandkøn" [Born Males]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1906-1935 (in Danish). Vråby. 1917. p. 18.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Døde Mandkøn" [Deceased Males]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1943-1956 (in Danish). 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LEO CHRISTENSEN (Memorial Stone Plaque) (in Danish). Skindergade 44, Copenhagen.
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" [History - Ryvangen Memorial Park] (in Danish). Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. Retrieved 2014-11-16.