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https://www.reddit.com/r/MorbidReality/comments/10omztb/january_1946_former_ss_officers_hiding_in_sweden/j6flvid/

Background: Sweden was a neutral country during the war, and in 1945 it became an attractive destination for former Nazi soldiers hoping to escape the Allies. One such example was 150 Lithuanian and Latvian S.S. soldiers who fled to Sweden after the war. Initially the Swedish government agreed to let them stay as political refugees, but the Soviet government discovered this and applied heavy pressure to have them deported. Sweden ended up agreeing, and all 150 were scheduled for removal. Upon hearing this, the terrified soldiers protested in a number of ways including hunger strikes and even stripping off their clothes, as in the photo above. But in the end the process went through. Several were executed immediately upon arrival and the rest sentenced to hard labor in Soviet gulags. This event is known as the baltutlämningen in Sweden.

Source for this photo in particular. More photos can be found here:

https://www.aef.se/Omvarlden/Bilder/O_N1_baltutl_2].jpg

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOGVkOGI5MGUtYTA4Mi00OTg5LTg2NDktMmEzNThjZDk5ZjZmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjI3MDczMjI@.V1.jpg

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd0ad_ab36e858029246b9b99ff581fe51a53amv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_261,h_174,q_90/9fd0ad_ab36e858029246b9b99ff581fe51a53amv2.jpg

  • happybadger [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    On 20 June 1994, 40 of the 44 surviving extradited (35 Latvians, 4 Estonians, and 1 Lithuanian) accepted an invitation to visit Sweden. They were received by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Palace. The Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Margaretha af Ugglas said that the Swedish government agreed with the criticism of the decision and regretted the injustice,[3][4] but did not apologize

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_extradition_of_Baltic_soldiers

    Wholesome royal reception for SS officers.