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Efter 5. maj (1945)

Efter 5. maj poster
Country
Denmark
Runtime
9 min

How it feels

This is a Danish documentary from 1945. It shows the days around Denmark's liberation, including crowds celebrating at City Hall Square, the burning of German flags, a ransacked cafe, resistance members with guns, the arrival of the Danish Brigade, and arrests of collaborators.

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What happens

Efter 5. maj er en dansk dokumentarisk optagelse fra 1945. Optagelser fra dagene omkring Danmarks befrielse: Jublende og feststemte mennesker på Rådhuspladsen foran Politikens hus. Afbrænding af tyske flag, uniformer m.m. samme sted. Tyskercafeen Tosca på Strøget 6. maj, totalt smadret. Højtidelighed på Rådhuspladsen. Modstandsfolk i position med rekylgevær i Larslejsstræde. En stor gruppe modstandsfolk på havneområde - Danmarks 'Jensen-kanon' ses. Strandvejen i Hellerup: Den Danske Brigades ankomst til København 6. maj. Anholdelser af stikkere og værnemagere. Civile søger tilflugt i beskyttelsesrum. Aktion ved DFDS' hovedkontor i Havnegade. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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