Swedes To Sweden
Early in February a small Swedish Red Cross detachment under Captain Hultgren arrived in Berlin; six men, two buses and a private car. Their mission was to transport Swedish-born women who were married to German men, but due to the imminent breakdown of Germany needed to escape. The evacuation started on March 26; 1,400 women and children of Swedish descent arrived in Malmö via Lübeck and Denmark by April 20.
Read more about this topic: White Buses
Related Phrases
Related Words