Erling Bauck

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Erling Bauck
Prisoners pass of Erling Bauck in 1942
Swedish Red Cross White Buses, 1945

Erling Bauck (8 April 1924 – February 2004) was a Norwegian resistance member and writer. He was in Nazi captivity from 1942 to 1945 during

Auschwitz.[1]

War years

He was born in

Danish government in the spring of 1945 referred to as the White Buses (Hvite busser), which brought home several thousand prisoners from former concentration camps.[3]

Post-war years

In 1945 he wrote the book Men noen kom fra det to document his experiences in Nazi concentration camps. His book Du skal leve came out in 1979, and was a bestseller in 1980. The book builds on the experience described in Men noen kom fra det. Later he was very concerned with conveying facts about this period in Europe's history, including as a witness guide in the organization, White Buses to Auschwitz (Stiftelsen Hvite busser til Auschwitz). This is a Norwegian foundation that organizes travel for school students to former Nazi concentration camps.[4]

Family

Erling Bauck was a grandson of General Ivar Bauck, former Commanding General of the Norwegian Armed Forces.

References

Further reading

  • Persson, Sune (2002) Vi åker till Sverige», De vita bussarna 1945 (Bokförlaget Fischer & co)

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