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Vad gjorde den svenske diplomaten Raoul Wallenberg i Budapest 1944?

Translation: What did the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg do in Budapest in 1944?

  • A Han ledde Röda Korsets vita bussar från Tyskland He led the Red Cross white buses from Germany
  • B Han var domare vid rättegångarna i Nürnberg He was a judge at the Nuremberg trials
  • ✓ Han delade ut skyddspass och hjälpte tiotusentals judar undan deportation He issued protective passports and helped tens of thousands of Jews escape deportation
  • ✕ Han förhandlade fram fred mellan Tyskland och Sovjetunionen He negotiated peace between Germany and the Soviet Union Your answer

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Wallenberg skyddade judar i Ungern under Förintelsen med svenska skyddspass och skyddshus. Han greps av sovjetiska styrkor i januari 1945 och återvände aldrig.

During the Holocaust Wallenberg protected Jews in Hungary with Swedish protective passports and safe houses. He was arrested by Soviet forces in January 1945 and never returned.

Source: Forum för levande historia; Nationalencyklopedin, Raoul Wallenberg

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