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Bernadotte af Wisborg, Grav, Folke

    Date of birth:
    January 2nd, 1895 (Stockholm, Sweden)
    Date of death:
    September 17th, 1948 (Jerusalem, Palestine)
    Nationality:
    Swedish (1905-present, Kingdom)

    Biography

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    Awarded on:
    1897
    Awarded on:
    1907
    Awarded on:
    1928
    Awarded on:
    October 15th, 1936
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    June 6th, 1940
    Kungliga Vasaorden Kommendör av 1. klass (KVO1kl)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    June 6th, 1945
    Kungliga Nordstjärneorden - Kommendör med stora korset (KmstkNO)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1945
    Kungliga Svärdsorden - Knight
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Unit:
    Swedish Red Cross
    Awarded on:
    March 22nd, 1946

    Royal decree no. 63
    Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.1)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Unit:
    Swedish Red Cross
    Awarded on:
    July 8th, 1946
    Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
    Awarded on:
    February 27th, 1949

    Posthumously awarded
    Prins Carl-medaljen
    Awarded on:
    1998

    Posthumously awarded

    With sword
    Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.5)
    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
    Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun 1. lk:n komentajamerkki (SVR K1)
    Cruces del Mérito Militar - With Red Distinction 1st class
    Komtur I. Klasse des Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden

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