Stockholm in WW2 History | World War II Database

2 Jan 1895

Sweden

Folke Bernadotte was born in Stockholm, Sweden. ww2dbase [Folke Bernadotte | Stockholm | CPC]

10 Dec 1938

Sweden

Italian physicist Professor Enrico Fermi received the Nobel prize for Physics in Stockholm, Sweden for his work on radioactive elements. Instead of returning home he then fled to the United States with his family (his wife was Jewish) and would later contribute to the Manhatten Project. ww2dbase [Stockholm | AC]

Photo(s) dated 10 Dec 1938

Author Pearl Buck receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature from King Gustaf V, Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden, 10 Dec 1938

25 Jun 1941

Sweden

In Stockholm, Sweden the Riksdag sanctioned the passage of the German Wehrmacht's Engelbrecht Division from Norway across Swedish soil to the front in Finland. ww2dbase [Operation Silver Fox | Stockholm | AC]

2 Jun 1944

Sweden

Secret peace talks began between Romania and the Soviet Union in Stockholm, Sweden. ww2dbase [Jassy-Kishinev Offensive and Romania's Surrender | Stockholm | TH]

16 Apr 1960

Sweden

Felix Kersten passed away in Stockholm, Sweden. ww2dbase [Felix Kersten | Stockholm | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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