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The White Buses of the Swedish red Cross in the mission organized by Count Folke Bernadotte at the end of the war. The operation, and Bernandott’s role in it, remained highly controversial in the postwar period


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The White Buses mission led by Folke Bernadotte had brought the country much good international publicity. It helped Bernadotte become an internationally recognized name. He seemed set for a successful career outside Sweden in one of the newly created postwar international institutions. But he mission was fraught with contradictions from the start. - Page 166

. . . . The political aim of the White buses mission was to position Sweden as a neutral country that had used its position positively – and to deflect any criticism of its trade with the Nazis. After years of trading with the Germans, the Swedes needed to reposition themselves. The reset ws deemed necessarily for Sweden’s prospects in the Allie-led postwar era. In shaping Sweden’s legacy from the war, the public relations value of the mission was important. For amy Swedish leaders, the launching of the humanitarian mission was ammuch preferable way to fulfill this aim over returning looted gold or making repatriation payments. ~ Page 167

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