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Furir Torsten Stålnacke (December 31, 1933 in Svappavaara, Sweden – August 4, 2012 in Sälen, Sweden) is a former Swedish UN-soldier during the Congo Crisis who is most known for saving two Irish soldiers lives by dragging and carrying them to safety after his jaw had been blown away by a bullet. He was awarded the Royal Medal of Vasa for his bravery. He later ran a restaurant in Helsingborg and later a boarding house in Sälen until his retirement in 2003. On the 29th of May 2012, on the Swedish Veterans Day he was awarded with Försvarsmaktens medalj för sårade i strid (The Swedish Defence Force Medal for Wounded in Battle) for his casualties in Congo. He died a few months later.

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  • Furir Torsten Stålnacke (December 31, 1933 in Svappavaara, Sweden – August 4, 2012 in Sälen, Sweden) is a former Swedish UN-soldier during the Congo Crisis who is most known for saving two Irish soldiers lives by dragging and carrying them to safety after his jaw had been blown away by a bullet. He was awarded the Royal Medal of Vasa for his bravery. He later ran a restaurant in Helsingborg and later a boarding house in Sälen until his retirement in 2003. On the 29th of May 2012, on the Swedish Veterans Day he was awarded with Försvarsmaktens medalj för sårade i strid (The Swedish Defence Force Medal for Wounded in Battle) for his casualties in Congo. He died a few months later.
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  • 1933-12-31(xsd:date)
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  • Sälen, Sweden
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  • Torsten Stålnacke
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  • Svappavaara, Sweden
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  • 2012-08-04(xsd:date)
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  • Furir Torsten Stålnacke (December 31, 1933 in Svappavaara, Sweden – August 4, 2012 in Sälen, Sweden) is a former Swedish UN-soldier during the Congo Crisis who is most known for saving two Irish soldiers lives by dragging and carrying them to safety after his jaw had been blown away by a bullet. He was awarded the Royal Medal of Vasa for his bravery. He later ran a restaurant in Helsingborg and later a boarding house in Sälen until his retirement in 2003. On the 29th of May 2012, on the Swedish Veterans Day he was awarded with Försvarsmaktens medalj för sårade i strid (The Swedish Defence Force Medal for Wounded in Battle) for his casualties in Congo. He died a few months later.
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