Help from Denmark (10)
Help from Denmark At the beginning of April part of the Swedish detachment returned to Sweden as planed. The remaining personnel and vehicles, 130 men in two platoons of 12 buses each, were regrouped under supervision of Major Sven Frykman, who now relieved Colonel Gottfrid Björck. With the Danish policemen collected most of the detachment’s […]
The first prisoners arrive in Sweden (11)
The first prisoners arrive in Sweden Bernadotte’s positive outcome at the negotiations on the 2nd of April immediately led to action. The transportation of the Scandinavian women and the sick to Sweden commenced immediately. As far as possible they tried to avoid publicity of the newcomers, in accordancewith Himmler’s demand so that Hitler would not […]
The Scandinavian prisoners in Neuegamme are evacuated (12)
The Scandinavian prisoners in Neuegamme are evacuated On the 19th of April Bernadotte arrived at Friedrichsruh were there was a feeling of depression. An order had arrived to stop the rescue action and the German liaison officer did not think the buses could continue. But later that same day an order suddenly arrived from Himmler’sheadquarters […]