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Bernadotte af Wisborg, Grav, Folke
Bernadotte af Wisborg, Grav, Folke
Awards: NL to Scandinavia
Awards: USA to Sweden
Date of birth:
January 2nd, 1895 (Stockholm, Sweden)
Date of death:
September 17th, 1948 (Jerusalem, Palestine)
Nationality:
Swedish (1905-present, Kingdom)
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Konung Oscar II:s jubileumsminnestecken
Awarded on:
1897
Konung Oscar II:s och Drottning Sofias guldbröllopsminnestecken
Awarded on:
1907
Konung Gustaf V:s jubileumsminnestecken II
Awarded on:
1928
Kungliga Nordstjärneorden - Commander 1st class
Awarded on:
October 15th, 1936
Kungliga Vasaorden Kommendör av 1. klass (KVO1kl)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 6th, 1940
Kungliga Nordstjärneorden - Kommendör med stora korset (KmstkNO)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 6th, 1945
Kungliga Svärdsorden - Knight
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1945
Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.1)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Swedish Red Cross
Awarded on:
March 22nd, 1946
Royal decree no. 63
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Swedish Red Cross
Awarded on:
July 8th, 1946
Prins Carl-medaljen
Awarded on:
February 27th, 1949
Posthumously awarded
Dag Hammarskjöld Medal
Awarded on:
1998
Posthumously awarded
Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.5)
With sword
Officier in de Kroonorde
Sanct Olavs Orden Commander with Star/Grand Officer
Sanct Olavs Orden Commander with Star/Grand Officer
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Kommandør af 1. grad af Dannebrog
Grootkruis in de Orde van Leopold II
Order of the Red Cross - I Class
Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun 1. lk:n komentajamerkki (SVR K1)
Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden - Grand Commander
Cruces del Mérito Militar - With Red Distinction 1st class
Grootkruis in de Kroonorde
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Storkors af Dannebrog
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarimerkki (SVR R)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Grand Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sanct Olavs Orden Grand Cross
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Order Odrodzenia Polski Wielki
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Zweedse militairen voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
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United Nations | Peace, dignity and equalityon a healthy planet
- Mediation & Assassination. Count Bernadotte's Mission to Palestine in 1948, Sune Persson, London 1979
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