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A forgotten hero : Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish humanitarian who rescued 30,000 people from the Nazis / Shelley Emling.

By: Emling, Shelley [author.]Contributor(s): Elfer, Julian [narrator.]Material type: Sound

SoundPublisher: [Old Saybrook, Conn.] : Tantor Media Inc, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Copyright date: ℗2019Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 1 MP3 CD (6 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 12 cmContent type: spoken word Media type: audio Carrier type: audio discISBN: 9781541432208Other title: Folke Bernadotte : the Swedish humanitarian who rescued 30,000 people from the NazisSubject(s): Bernadotte, Folke, 1895-1948 | Svenska röda korset -- History -- 20th century | World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany | World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Red Cross | World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- RescueGenre/Form: Biographies. | Audiobooks. DDC classification: 940.5343 | 327.485 Read by Julian Elfer.Summary: In one of the most amazing rescues of WWII, the Swedish head of the Red Cross rescued more than 30,000 people from concentration camps in the last three months of the war. Folke Bernadotte did so by negotiating with the enemy - shaking hands with Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Gestapo. Time was of the essence, as Hitler had ordered the destruction of all camps and everyone in them. "A Forgotten Hero" chronicles Folke's life and extraordinary journey, from his family history and early years to saving thousands of lives during WWII and his untimely assassination in 1948.

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In one of the most amazing rescues of WWII, the Swedish head of the Red Cross rescued more than 30,000 people from concentration camps in the last three months of the war. Folke Bernadotte did so by negotiating with the enemy - shaking hands with Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Gestapo. Time was of the essence, as Hitler had ordered the destruction of all camps and everyone in them. "A Forgotten Hero" chronicles Folke's life and extraordinary journey, from his family history and early years to saving thousands of lives during WWII and his untimely assassination in 1948.

Read by Julian Elfer.

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