Name Birger Forell | ||
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Died July 4, 1958, Boras, Sweden | ||
Besuch bei Rußlanddeutschen im Birger Forell-Haus in Gifhorn
Birger Forell (September 27, 1893 in Söderhamn, Sweden - July 4, 1958 in Borås, Sweden) was a priest. He supported refugees, deported and prisoners of war during the Second World War and afterwards.
There is a memorial dedicated to him in the Swedish Church in Berlin. In 1993, a postage stamp was released to commemorate his 100th birthday.
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