Thursday, December 12, 2019

WHITE BUS FOR BETTER FUTURES PROGRAM

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The White Bus Rescue Action Story

Ordinary Heroes. Compassion as driving force.

Wanda Hjort Heger

Sven Allard & Karl Karlsson

Folke Bernadotte

Zygmunt Lakocinski

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The White Buses. The Swedish Red Cross rescue action in Nazi occupied territory during WWII

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Foreword (1)

Introduction (2)

Background (3)

Swedish press politics (4)

Sweden’s post-war strategy (5)

The rescue action take shape (6)

Bernadotte’s negotiations (7)

The rescue action begins (8)

New negotiations, the action is extended (9)

Help from Denmark (10)

The first prisoners arrive in Sweden (11)

The Scandinavian prisoners in Neuegamme are evacuated (12)

New negotiations (13)

Transportation from Ravensbrück (14)

The ghost train (15)

Transports to Lübeck (16)

The expedition is concluded (17)

Epilogue (18)