1944 in Denmark

Events from the year 1944 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian X
• Prime minister – German military rule

Events

• 19 September – the occupying German army begins arresting members of the Danish police in Denmark's main cities, leading to the deportation of the Danish police.^[1]

Births

• 10 April – Jørgen Jensen, athlete (died 2009)
• 5 October – Nils Malmros, film director

Deaths

• 4 January – Kaj Munk, playwright and Lutheran priest (born 1898)
• 7 September – Ole Olsen, sport shooter, Olympic bronze medallist in team free rifle in 1912 (born 1869)

Date unknown

• November – Jorgen Moeller, chess master (born 1873)

References

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