About Dina Poljakoff
Lived 1919 – 2005 (aged 85). Dina Poljakoff was a Finnish and Israeli nurse.
Dina Poljakoff (; 1919–2005) was a Finnish nurse. Despite being Jewish, she was offered the Iron Cross by Nazi Germany during World War II.
A native of Finland, Poljakoff was studying dentistry before the outbreak of World War II. During the war, she worked as a nurse for Lotta Svärd, an auxiliary organization associated with the White Guard. She served in the front lines of combat during World War II alongside German military units. She was not the only Jewish nurse to perform such service; her cousin, Chaje Steinbock, also worked as a nurse and accumulated a scrapbook of heartfelt messages of thanks from German soldiers who had been under her care.
Poljakoff later immigrated to Israel, where she died in 2005.
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Who was Dina Poljakoff?
Finnish nurse (1919–2005
When was Dina Poljakoff born?
Dina Poljakoff was born on 8 July 1919 in Loviisa.
When did Dina Poljakoff die?
Dina Poljakoff died on 13 February 2005 in Petah Tikva.
What was Dina Poljakoff's occupation?
Dina Poljakoff was a nurse.
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Dina Poljakoff was Finnish and Israeli.
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