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The funeral of Count Folke Bernadotte, Gustav Vasa Church, Stockholm, Sweden, 1948. Artist: Göran Algård

The funeral of Count Folke Bernadotte, Gustav Vasa Church, Stockholm, Sweden, 1948. Vice-president of the Swedish Red Cross, Count Folke Bernadotte (1895-1948) negotiated for the release of over 30,000 prisoners from German concentration and prisoner-of-war camps in World War II. He became the United Nation Security Councils' mediator after the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1947-1948. He was assassinated, along with UN observer Colonel André Serot, in Jerusalem on 17 September 1948 by members of the Zionist extremist 'Stern Gang'.
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Title:
The funeral of Count Folke Bernadotte, Gustav Vasa Church, Stockholm, Sweden, 1948. Artist: Göran Algård
Caption:
The funeral of Count Folke Bernadotte, Gustav Vasa Church, Stockholm, Sweden, 1948. Vice-president of the Swedish Red Cross, Count Folke Bernadotte (1895-1948) negotiated for the release of over 30,000 prisoners from German concentration and prisoner-of-war camps in World War II. He became the United Nation Security Councils' mediator after the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1947-1948. He was assassinated, along with UN observer Colonel André Serot, in Jerusalem on 17 September 1948 by members of the Zionist extremist 'Stern Gang'.
Credit:
Album / Göran Algård Collection / Historisk Bildbyrå / Mustang media / Heritage Images
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Image size:
4683 x 3768 px | 50.5 MB
Print size:
39.6 x 31.9 cm | 15.6 x 12.6 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
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