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The Exchange and Repatriation Voyages
During WWII
Page 2, Photos
During World War 2 the Drottningholm and the Gripsholm were used
as repatriation
ships
and made 33 voyages to exchange
prisoners of war, diplomats,
women and children,
between the
warfaring nations.
From the Dawe collection.
Can you identify any person on the photos below?
Do you have information to share, or inquiries about
the Drottningholm's and Gripsholm's
exchange and repatriation voyages?
Please send us an email: salship@yahoo.com
| David W Smith has contributed the pictures on this page. The photos on board the Gripsholm and in port were taken by his father who was the State Department Exchange Officer exchanging Allied and Axis internees and prisoners of war. Many thanks for sharing these unique photos. |
Japanese Repatriates on Board the Gripsholm
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The Exchange
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