Photos From Copenhagen May 1945
A good friend of mine has let me have a lot of photos from the celebration of the liberation in Copenhagen after five years of German occupation. She herself was 10 months old and is taken around in a white pram or baby carriage with her six-year older brother close to where they lived in Amager, an island in connection with Copenhagen. Their father Gunner Johansen has taken these photos that ought to be shared. Both her parents were good amateur photographers.
At the 12 of May 1945 Montgomery came to Copenhagen and drove in cortege through the city of Copenhagen flanked by four of his men on motorbikes. His men had been fighting in Africa and in Italy and my mother became deeply involved with one of them. Crowds came to greet them.
Situations from the harbor at the days of liberation
Our old king Christian IX was very popular and on 9 May he re-opened our parliament and was celebrated.
During the war he used to ride through the streets of Copenhagen daily as if everything was still normal. On the first picture here beneath from a street in Copenhagen you can see his portrait hanging on a wall besides a Stars and Stripes flag. The wooden soldiers are made in honor of the king. Here pictures from the center of Copenhagen.
My friend’s brother is meeting resistance fighters and later watching an air plane show in the summer of 1945
Other pictures from the same photographer during the wartime are here.
All photos ©Gunner Johansen
Categories: Historical issues, Photos, WWII
From one Heart to Another 
These are fascinating. If you have more, keep posting them!
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Thank you Barb ! I have some from my father too. I shared these in a Facebook group for people interested in Copenhagen in the old days and many said that these photos were interesting from those days
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Barb If you would like to see more from the same photographer I have linked to another post at the end of this post
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Thank you for letting me know. 😃
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How wonderful have these personal records of such an exciting time in your history
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Yes Paula these pictures are a treasure from a now distant time. We are glad our friend has let us use them. She is not at social medias herself
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Fabulous photos!
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Thank you so much
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What a rare glimpse into history. Thanks for sharing Maria.
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What a magnificent series of photos. I am glad I never had such thing to witness. We were so lucky at home in Australia although we lost thousands who went to serve overseas.
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Thank you again for your comment. I think that the hardship we went through at the time of the occupation has made us somewhat suspicious about tyranny whereas Sweden never was occupied and stayed “neutral” and now they are indoctrinated by leftists and feminists and haven’t a clue about how to get out of that slavery
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