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A convoy of Swedish Red Cross white buses, which are being used to evacuate concentration camp prisoners and transport them to Sweden, are lined up on a road.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 45696

A convoy of Swedish Red Cross white buses, which are being used to evacuate concentration camp prisoners and transport them to Sweden, are lined up on a road.

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Caption: A convoy of Swedish Red Cross white buses, which are being used to evacuate concentration camp prisoners and transport them to Sweden, are lined up on a road.
Date: 1945
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Eric Saul

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Photo Source: Eric Saul

Copyright: Agency Agreement (No Fees)

Source Record ID: File 40

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Keyword: ASSISTANCE COMMITTEES BERNADOTTE MISSION BUSES RED CROSS ROADS VIEWS WHITE BUSES
Photo Designation: RESCUE MISSIONS -- Diplomatic Rescue -- Red Cross Evacuations of Prisoners -- Release from Camps/White Buses

Record last modified:: 2001-10-15 00:00:00
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