Stockholm Restaurants 1944
In 1944 Stockholm. there were many restaurants available for the dining pleasure of the members of the American Legation and the American airmen who were interned there....
05
Jan
19
Dec
Berns Salonger
One of the more elegant restaurants my Dad, American internee Lt. Herman F. Allen, visited in 1944 Stockholm was “Berns Salonger.” ...
02
Dec
Konstnärshuset
During World War II one of the restaurants convenient to the American Legation in Stockholm was Konstnärshuset on Smålandsgatan 7, barely more than a five-minute scenic walk away. ...
31
Oct
American Internees in WWII Sweden
Recently I created an Open Group on Facebook named "American Internees in WWII Sweden."...
30
Aug
Forced Landing Collection
I have just discovered a group of aviation historians and enthusiasts from Sweden who have created a website dedicated to the World War II forced landings there. ...
22
Apr
Lucia Dansar
Miss Hedvig Johnson's photograph was also published in the Stockholm newspaper during the year 1944....
19
Apr
Swedish Newspaper
Last year I asked Ian Engblom, a Swedish college student who in 2006-2007 was a member of our Georgia Rotary Student Program, to translate this 1944 newspaper article for me....
29
Mar
General Curtis visits Mullsjö
On October 8, 1944 General Edward P. Curtis and his entourage visited the American internee camp of Mullsjö. The internees played softball, and to everyone’s delight the General pitched a no-hit, no-run inning....
27
Mar
Axel Ljungdahl
General Axel Georg Ljungdahl served with the Swedish Air Force during World War II and was therefore very much involved with the Americans who were interned there....
23
Mar
Åke Stavenow
Åke Stavenow was a lieutenant in the Swedish military and a close associate of Count Folke Bernadotte....