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Aleksander Ładoś

Polish politician and diplomat (1891-1963) · Poland · On the map · Politicians · Died at 72

Aleksander Wacław Ładoś [alɛ'ksandɛr 'wadoɕ] was a Polish politician and diplomat, who 1940-45 headed the Legation of Poland to Switzerland.

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Congressional Gold Medal2024
Virtus et Fraternitas Medal
Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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Ładoś was a member and de facto leader of the Ładoś Group, also known as Bernese Group, a secret action by the Polish diplomats and Jewish organizations who helped save several hundred Jews from the Holocaust by providing them with illegal Latin American, mostly Paraguayan passports.

Country
Poland
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1963 · aged 72