The Nazi occupation of Denmark ended May 5th, 1945.
At the
Danish
Lutheran Church of Vancouver, B.C.,
we celebrate the anniversary
on the Sunday closest to May 5th
by inviting all the Danish
organisations in town to come to church and help us fly our
colours.
Norway, the other Scandinavian country occupied by the Nazis, was liberated two days later, on May 7th, 1945. We therefore invite out Norwegian friends to join our celebrations.
Here they all are:
Almost all of Denmark was liberated on May 5th, 1945,
but the Germans on the Baltic island Bornholm
north of Poland refused to surrender to the Soviets.
On May 7th, while the rest of Denmark celebrated,
the Soviets bombed the towns
Rønne and Neksø before the Germans finally surrendered.
The Red Army left Bornholm about a year
later.
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