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The White Buses Die weißen Busse | De vita bussarna Welcome to an event on 80 years remembrance of the Nordic rescue operation with the White Buses from Ravensbrück.

13. Mai 2025 , 18.00 - 21.00

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At the end of the Second World War, thousands of prisoners in German concentration camps were rescued to the Scandinavian Countries. The White Buses are the best-known of the rescue operations. The memory of this effort became an important building block in the construction of a heroic national narrative. In relation to the outside world, the White Buses became a Swedish national symbol of a good society.

As research into Sweden’s role during the Second World War has gained increased interest, knowledge of the White Buses has also expanded. Our understanding of the rescue action has deepened, while also becoming more complex.

PROGRAM

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OPENING REMARKS

Veronika Wand-Danielsson, Ambassador of Sweden to Germany

PANEL DISCUSSION

Dr. Andrea Genest, Head of Ravensbrück National Memorial

Ingrid Lomfors, Associate Professor, former Head of Living History Forum, Stockholm

Britta Geschwindt, Research Coordinator, Swedish Holocaust Museum, Stockholm

Monica Hartwig Ericson, Survivor Testimony

Moderation: Katarina Szécsi Åsbrink, Swedish Embassy Berlin

RECEPTION

Framed by photos of K.W.Gullers from the exhibition “Focus on the Holocaust” 1945 (Nordiska Museet, Stockholm)

The event will be live streamed on the Embassy’s YouTube Channel.

This event is part of a mini-series on the history of the White Buses, organized in cooperation with the Norwegian and Danish Embassies. Another event will take place on May 5 at the Nordic Embassies under the title “Helden in dunkler Zeit: Dokumentarfilm und Talk zur Erinnerungskultur in Deutschland und Nordeuropa”. More information will soon be available at nordischebotschaften.org

Details

Datum:: 13. Mai 2025
Zeit:: 18.00 - 21.00
Veranstaltungskategorie:: Diskussion

Veranstaltungsort

: Nordische Botschaften Felleshus
: Rauchstraße 1, 10787 Berlin Google Karte anzeigen

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