Escape from the Third Reich: The Harrowing True Story of the Largest Rescue Effort Inside Nazi Germany

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The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. For larger groups, one person can purchase access for the entire group by selecting the number of people in the group. Experience the city's amazing street art, city markets, café districts, artist quarters, multi-cultural neighborhoods, and much more. SUNE PERSSON was a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Gteborg, Sweden. AUTHOR Sune Persson is the Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor (retired) at the Department of Political Science, University of Gotenborg, Sweden.

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 reason I am giving this oddity 3 stars is not because of the quality of the acting or direction or writing - pretty dire at times on all 3 counts. During the course of these discussions Himmler also made an offer of German surrender an offer that was rejected by the Allies but remains one of the most interesting episodes of the war. According to conservative figures in May 1945, at least 17,000 prisoners were transported to Sweden by these white buses. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love.A lot of it focused on the Scandinavian countries, but the people who did this were just trying to get prisoners of the concentration camps out of German. The Swedish Red Cross expedition to the German concentration camps in March–April 1945 was the largest rescue effort inside Germany during WWII. The 'White Buses', the rescue operation organised by Swedish diplomat Count Folke Benadotte which saved 17,000 prisoners from Nazi concentration camps in the last days of the Second World War. The film score was unnecessarily excessive, and also the film didn’t really seem to be realistic- never heard of two wealthy Jews gunning down the Nazis coming to take them away, as well as one of the diplomats Kung fu-ing the brown shirts. Cinema Paradiso and all other Cinema Paradiso product and service names are trademarks of Pace-e-Solutions Limited or its affiliates.

Sponsored by the Swedish Government and led by key Count Bernadotte of Wisborg, the mission became known for its distinctive buses. Undoubtedly, the White Buses saved thousands from a miserable existence or, worse still, death in the camps. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. This led to an unusual mission, where the leader of this expedition (Count Folke Bernadotte) had to negotiate with the SS, Gestapo and Heinrich Himmler, if this had not happened the Allies may well have found more bodies when they liberated the camps. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins.The story of the White Buses is one of the most extraordinary humanitarian efforts of the Second World War. Between them they successfully engineered the release and transport of prisoners from concentration camps to a neutral country – Sweden. They successfully engineered the release and transport of prisoners from concentration camps to a neutral country Sweden. In this first book to detail this remarkable and hazardous operation, and with never-before-published photographs of the bus journeys, the details of Bernadotte's harrowing expedition to Ravensbruck concentration camp and his secret negotiations with Heinrich Himmler are revealed. On this tour, you will get to learn about the intriguing history of Berlin and see all the major attractions from the comfort of a river cruise.

Lots of fake blood a la Sam Pekinpah and I suspect Tarantino's awful films like the Inglorius Basterds one (I hate his films) were an influence. In this first book to detail this remarkable and hazardous operation, and with never-before-published photographs of the bus journeys, the details of Bernadotte s harrowing expedition to Ravensbruck concentration camp and his secret negotiations with Heinrich Himmler are revealed.Until I read this book I did not know the story of the white buses and the determination of those who wanted to save others from the death camps.