| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1945 |
| Number: | 9 - 3 |
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Nominee 1:
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| Name: | The International Committee of the Red Cross |
| Profession: | NGO aimed at aiding victims of war and ensuring observance of humanitarian law |
| City: | Geneva |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1917 |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1963 |
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Nominee 2:
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| Name: | The Swedish Committee of the Red Cross |
| Profession: | National branch of the International Committee of the Red Cross |
| City: | Stockholm |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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| Motivation: | The Red Cross was nominated for its efforts to further solidarity, brotherhood and humanity through its work for injured soldiers and prisoners of war.
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1905 |
| Year, Death: | 1961 |
| Profession: | Former prime minister. Member of the Permanent Court of International Justice |
| City: | Stockholm |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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| Comments: |
The nominations made in 1944 and 1945 were valid for the reserved prize for 1944 and for the 1945 peace prize.
The nominator suggested that the International Committee of the Red Cross was and the Swedish Committee of the Red Cross for the reserved prize for 1944 and the prize for 1945.
Hammarskjöld received the Nobel Peace Prize post mortem in 1961. |
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