http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/04/28/1792 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 25 May 2013 02:47:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/04/28/1792/comment-page-1#comment-169482 October 1, 1944 (a Sunday) | Professor Olsen @ Large Sat, 27 Oct 2012 04:21:28 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/04/28/1792#comment-169482 [...] After the war, Værnet was captured by the British and handed over to Danish authorities. At some point, he was transferred to a hospital after claiming to suffer from a heart ailment. He told doctors there that his problem could only be treated in Sweden. Despite being accused of war crimes, he was allowed to go to Sweden, where he contacted a Nazi escape network and fled to Argentina where he worked in the Ministry of Health. He was never tried for his crimes. He died on November 25, 1965. His grave was located in Argentina’s Britanico Cemetery in April, 1998. Share this:ShareDiggStumbleUponPrintRedditEmailLinkedInGoogle +1TwitterTumblrFacebookPinterestLike this:LikeBe the first to like this. This entry was posted in History, Human Rights and tagged Gay, GLBT, History, Human Rights, LGBT, War Crimes. Bookmark the permalink. ← October 1, 1846 (a Thursday) October 2, 1836 (a Sunday) → [...] [...] After the war, Værnet was captured by the British and handed over to Danish authorities. At some point, he was transferred to a hospital after claiming to suffer from a heart ailment. He told doctors there that his problem could only be treated in Sweden. Despite being accused of war crimes, he was allowed to go to Sweden, where he contacted a Nazi escape network and fled to Argentina where he worked in the Ministry of Health. He was never tried for his crimes. He died on November 25, 1965. His grave was located in Argentina’s Britanico Cemetery in April, 1998. Share this:ShareDiggStumbleUponPrintRedditEmailLinkedInGoogle +1TwitterTumblrFacebookPinterestLike this:LikeBe the first to like this. This entry was posted in History, Human Rights and tagged Gay, GLBT, History, Human Rights, LGBT, War Crimes. Bookmark the permalink. ← October 1, 1846 (a Thursday) October 2, 1836 (a Sunday) → [...]

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