One of the White Buses from the rescue operation in spring 1945 at the end of World War II rescuing Nazi concentration camp inmates. Folke Bernadotte.
One of the remaining, original White Buses from the Swedish Red Cross operation by volunteers in spring 1945 lead and negotiated by the Swedish Count Folke Bernadotte (Vice-president of the Swedish Red Cross) rescuing concentration camp inmates in Nazi controlled areas and transporting them to Sweden. The action was also planned by Norway and Denmark, and in the beginning mainly Danish and Norwegian prisoners were rescued but later on other nationalities, as well. From a temporary and special exhibition at the Danish National Museum (Nationalmuseet) in Copenhagen called "The White Buses", "De hvide busser" - about fellow citizen humanity and a unique piece of war history.
Size: 4378px × 2918px
Location: The National Museum, Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Photo credit: © Niels Quist / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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