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(1945) [MARC] Author: Folke Bernadotte Translator: Eric Lewenhaupt - Tema: War
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NEUENGAMME—HOHEN-LÜCHEN
March 28th–April 9th



Nearing the German coast by air, we received
a radio report that a heavy daylight attack on
Berlin was in progress, and we were able to make
out a number of planes in the distance. As it was
impossible to distinguish if they were Allied or
German, our pilot decided to make a landing at
Stralsund. Just as we were circling over the
airfield another message reported all clear, and we
resumed our flight and soon reached the German
capital. It was a sea of flame. A pall of thick smoke
covered all the surrounding country, and when
Richert, our Minister, met me at the Tempelhof
airfield, he told me the all-clear had sounded only
half an hour before.

What had brought me back after only a few
days’ absence was my anxiety lest the activities

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