White Buses
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White Buses was a World War II humanitarian rescue operation, led by Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte, that used specially marked buses to save thousands of prisoners from Nazi concentration camps.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II rescue mission
ⓘ
humanitarian rescue operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
De hvide busser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vita bussarna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
museums in Norway
ⓘ
museums in Sweden ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| departurePoint |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destination | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ambulances
ⓘ
supply trucks ⓘ white-painted buses ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | final months of World War II ⓘ |
| leader | Folke Bernadotte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
German-occupied territories
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | Folke Bernadotte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedWith | Heinrich Himmler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Folke Bernadotte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleRescued |
approximately 17000
ⓘ
over 15000 ⓘ |
| operatedInCamp |
Dachau concentration camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neuengamme concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravensbrück concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Schleswig-Holstein camps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalBase | Lübeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer |
Danish Red Cross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish Red Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
humanitarian aid
ⓘ
rescue prisoners from Nazi concentration camps ⓘ |
| rescueeNationality |
Danish
ⓘ
French ⓘ Jewish prisoners of various nationalities ⓘ Norwegian ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| rescueTarget |
Danish prisoners
ⓘ
Norwegian prisoners ⓘ Scandinavian prisoners ⓘ other non-Scandinavian prisoners ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Danish government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | neutral humanitarian intervention ⓘ |
| usedVehicleColor | white ⓘ |
| usedVehicleMarking | Red Cross emblem ⓘ |
| usedVehicleType | bus ⓘ |
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