Folke Bernadotte

Swedish diplomat (1895–1948)

Folke Bernadotte
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Folke Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (2 January 1895 – 17 September 1948) was a Swedish nobleman and diplomat. In World War II, he negotiated the release of about 450 Danish Jews and 30,550 non-Jewish prisoners of many nations from the Nazi German Theresienstadt concentration camp. They were released on 14 April 1945. In 1945 he received a German surrender offer from Heinrich Himmler, though the offer was ultimately rejected by the allies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folke_Bernadotte

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