Öreryd
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Öreryd is a village and parish in Småland, Sweden, in the county of Jönköping. During World War II, Öreryd hosted a refugee camp and transit center for refugees fleeing Nazi persecution in occupied Norway, from March 1941 until June 1942, when it was replaced by the camp Kjesäter.[1][2] From 1944 Öreryd was one of the approved training sites for the Norwegian police troops in Sweden.[3][4]
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Barstad 1991: pp. 84–88
- ^ Grimnes, Ole Kristian (1995). "Kjesäter". In Dahl, Hjeltnes, Nøkleby, Ringdal, Sørensen (in Norwegian). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-1945. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 214–215. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. http://mediabase1.uib.no/krigslex/k/k2.html#kjesäter. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ Söderman 1946: pp. 47, 58, 60, 68
- ^ Barstad 1991: pp. 103–104
[edit] Bibliography
- Barstad, Tor Arne (1991). "Norske flyktninger i Sverige". In Ekman, Stig and Grimnes, Ole Kristian (in Norwegian). Broderfolk i ufredstid. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
- Söderman, Harry (1946) (in Norwegian). Polititroppene i Sverige. Oslo: Gyldendal.
Coordinates: 57°30′N 13°40′E / 57.5°N 13.667°E
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