Kaj Leo Kristensen

Kaj Leo Kristensen (7 November 1917 – 17 March 1945) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.

Kaj Leo Kristensen
Kaj Leo Kristensen
Born
Kaj Leo Kristensen[1]

(1917-11-07)7 November 1917[1][2]
Vråby[1]
Died17 March 1945(1945-03-17) (aged 27)[2][3]
Ryvangen[2][3]
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad[2][3]
Resting placeRyvangen Memorial Park[2]
Other namesLeo Christensen[3]
OccupationVulkanisør[2]
Known forExecuted as member of the Danish resistance movement[2][3]
Website"Modstandsdatabasen" [Resistance Database]. Kaj Leo Kristensen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 2014-11-20.

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. "Fødte Mandkøn" [Born Males]. Kirkebog [Parish Register]. 1906-1935 (in Danish). Vråby. 1917. p. 18.
  2. "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
  3. 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 RYVANGENCS1 maint: location (link)
  4. "Historie - Mindelunden Ryvangen" [History - Ryvangen Memorial Park] (in Danish). Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-16.


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