April 9, 1945, traffic and people stopped at noon in the middle of the road for a two-minute silence for casualties in the Danish resistance during WWII. This film shows crowds in silence at Nørreport Station in Copenhagen.
Read more in the description from The National Museum of Denmark below.
This film clip is a part of a film from the archive of The National Museum of Denmark, in which the recordings are titled “Film: 9. april 1945 i København“.
The archive has noted the following information (and more):
Description (please note that the description also covers a scene not included in this film clip): “To yngre mænd lytter til radio og justerer sammen med en ældre mand fronterne på et kort. Trafikstandsningen 9. april 1945 kl. 12 optaget fra et vindue i Frederiksborggade ved Nørreport Station. 16 mm. Stum. 3:30.”
License: “No known rights”
Photographer/creator: Unknown
Time of recording: “9. april 1945”
City: “København K.”
Address: Frederiksborggade
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