Norway’s last tidsvitne, Alf it is also possible to Knudsen from the Son in Akershus, norway, died Saturday, 93-year-old.
He survived the stay in the five camps under the 2. world war ii and received the King’s medal of merit for his efforts as tidsvitne, writes Moss Avis.
– Knudsen received the King’s medal of merit first and foremost for all his bet against the youngsters. He has been with a number of school classes that tidsvitne on trips to the former death camps in Poland and Germany, under the auspices of the Foundation White Buses. He has also lectured on this in many schools, ” says Andreas Brevig who was the driving force, together with the Foundation the White Buses, for that Knudsen would receive the King’s medal of merit for his efforts.
BACK: Alf it is also possible to Knudsen back in Auschwitz. As the only Norwegian, he lived in barrack number 5.
Photo: Øystein Frank-Nielsen, ntb scanpix
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Sent to Auschwitz as a 19-year-old
In 1942, when Knudsen was 19 years old, he was taken by German soldiers on the Swedish border. He was sent to Auschwitz, and later to Sachsenhausen, Birkenau, Buchenwald and Majdanek.
He ousted experiences from the time in the concentration camps for many years after the war, however, broke the silence in 1995. When he was with that tidsvitne approximately four times a year in Foundation White Bussers tours to the former concentration camps in Poland and Germany.
When he reached the age of 90 years, slakket he bit down on the speed, but continued as tidsvitne almost all the way to the last.
17. may of this year was Alf it is also possible to Knudsen also honored with the Government’s commemorative.
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