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White Buses
White Buses was the term used for a humanitarian effort spearheaded by the Swedish count Folke Bernadotte under the auspices of the Red Cross that by the end of World War II saved thousands of Norwegian and Danish prisoners from German concentration camps. The term "white buses" originates from the practice of painting the buses used for transportation in white with red crosses on the sides and roof in order to avoid confusion with military vehicles.
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