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Buhl II Cabinet

Danish government cabinet 1945-1945

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Source revisionDec 21, 2025
Entity authorityQ3429073 ↗
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The Second cabinet of Vilhelm Buhl, also popularly known as the Liberation Cabinet (Danish: Befrielsesregeringen), was the government of Denmark from 5 May to 7 November 1945. It got its alternative name because it was the first government after the liberation from the Nazi German occupation during World War II.

It comprised 18 ministers, about evenly split between the former Danish unity government, and members of the Frihedsrådet and other resistance groups.

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Editorial reviewMost valuable as an event-and-institution map that identifies actors, dates and record creators for deeper historical inquiry. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1945—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1945-05-05. The account is most persuasive where Buhl, Cabinet and Danish can be independently traced.
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