2 Jan 1895
Sweden
Sweden
- Folke Bernadotte was born in Stockholm, Sweden. ww2dbase [Folke Bernadotte | Stockholm | CPC]
10 Dec 1938
Sweden
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]
25 Jun 1941
Sweden
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
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
Sweden
- Felix Kersten passed away in Stockholm, Sweden. ww2dbase [Felix Kersten | Stockholm | CPC]
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