[WWII/TS/Covert Ops/Weird War II] Götterdämmerung on Walpurgisnacht

[GoldenMonkey]

Originally Posted by acrosome

It seems a bit of a stretch to me that they'd let anyone out, be it Swedish, Swiss, or whatnot. Did they do so historically?

Yes, according to Eric Wallin a Swedish volunteer with the SS, they did let out neutrals. That was how he managed to escape Berlin, by stripping off his uniform and pretending to be a civilian. He also had a Swedish emergency passport given to him by a friendly Swedish nurse at the hospital where he was being treated. It took a lot of bluff and luck, as the Russians were wont to torment, rob, and/or kill anyone they found.

Wallin wrote the book Twilight of the Gods: A Swedish Waffen-SS Volunteer's Experiences with the 11th SS-Panzergrenadier Division Nordland, Eastern Front 1944-45. It's a disturbing, if interesting read.