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Title Escape from the Third Reich : Folke Bernadotte and the White Buses / Sune Persson ; translated by Graham Long ; introduction by Brian Urquhart
Imprint Barnsley : Frontline Books, 2009
©2009

Descript 1 online resource (226 pages) illustrations
Content 1 The Rescue -- 2 The Realm of Death: Hitler’s Germany -- 3 The Jews and the Holocaust -- 4 Norway Under German Occupation -- 5 The Danish People Under German Occupation -- 6 Sweden’s Balance Between Neutrality and Activism -- 7 Folke Bernadotte and the Swedish Relief Expedition -- 8 The White Buses: Neuengamme -- 9 The White Buses: Night and Fog -- 10 The White Buses: Theresienstadt -- 11 The White Buses: Ravensbrück -- 12 Operation Rescue Norway!
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The story of the White Buses is one of the most extraordinary humanitarian efforts of the Second World War. Yet it is a story that remains little known. At a time when the Nazis were hanging on desperately for survival, and while chaos reigned in Germany, Count Folke Bernadotte, along with the Swedish Red Cross and the Danish government, conducted negotiations with Heinrich Himmler. Between them they successfully engineered the release and transport of prisoners from concentration camps to a neutral country - Sweden. The mission became known for its fleet of distinctive buses. Painted entirely white, these vehicles carried the Red Cross emblem and Swedish or Danish flags so that they would not be mistaken for military targets. The various expeditions to the German concentration camps were long and highly dangerous, with every move watched by the SS and the Gestapo. The conditions the rescuers encountered at the camps were beyond comprehension. Due to the chaotic conditions during the last weeks of the war in Europe, it is impossible to say exactly how many prisoners were liberated in the course of the operation, but according to conservative figures the so-called White Buses helped transport at least 17,000 prisoners to Sweden by 4 May 1945. Undoubtedly, the White Buses saved thousands from a miserable existence or, worse still, death in the camps. This is the story of their journey
Subject E-bok
eLib
Bernadotte, Folke, 1895-1948
Himmler, Heinrich, 1900-1945
Himmler, Heinrich, 1900-1945
Bernadotte, Folke, 1895-1948
Svenska Röda korset -- History -- 20th century
Svenska röda korset
1900-1999
Bernadotteaktionen 1945
Röda korset
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Germany
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Germany
Statesmen -- Sweden -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- Germany
Civilian war relief
Concentration camps
Diplomatic relations
Jews
Statesmen
Sweden -- Foreign relations -- Germany
Germany -- Foreign relations -- Sweden
Germany
Sweden
Biographies
History
Electronic books
Classmark 940.531835
Alt Auth Urquhart, Brian
Translation Vi åker till Sverige Engelska
ISBN/ISSN 9781783469512 (ebook)
178346951X
9781848325562 (print)
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