Aleksander Ładoś
Aleksander Ładoś | |
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| Born | 27 December 1891 |
| Died | 29 December 1963 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Powązki Cemetery, Warsaw |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | University of Lviv |
| Occupation(s) | diplomat; author |
| Known for | World War I, Polish-Bolshevik War and the Holocaust rescue |
| Honours | |
| Righteous Among the Nations |
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Aleksander Wacław Ładoś [alɛ'ksandɛr 'wadoɕ] (27 December 1891 – 29 December 1963) was a Polish politician and diplomat, who 1940–45 headed the Legation of Poland to Switzerland. 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.