Grave of evacuated concentration camp prisoners, photo Polskie ślady w Szwecji, ok.2005
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Grave of evacuated concentration camp prisoners

ID: WOJ-000382-W (SE-0020)

Grave of evacuated concentration camp prisoners

About 4 kilometres from Axvall, near the church in Skärv, there is a mass grave where German concentration camp prisoners who were evacuated from Germany as part of the Swedish Red Cross relief operation in 1945 are buried. The operation was initiated and organised by Count Folke Bernadotte, vice-chairman of the Swedish Red Cross, and the common name of the operation - 'White Buses' - comes from the colour of the vehicles used to transport the evacuees. - comes from the colour of the vehicles used to transport the evacuees. On arrival in Sweden, the evacuees were sent for treatment or convalescence, but despite care, some of them died of exhaustion and acquired diseases. Among the 8 who died between 1945 and 1947, 5 Poles were laid to rest here. A granite plaque bearing their names was placed on the grave. Photos from the website "Polish traces in Sweden" www.polskieslady.se have been posted with the permission of the administrator.
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27.10.2022
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