''The Legionnaires'' () is a 1968 documentary novel by Swedish author

Per Olov Enquist Per Olov Enquist, also known as P. O. Enquist, (23 September 1934 – 25 April 2020) was a Swedish author. He had worked as a journalist, playwright and novelist. Biography Enquist was born and raised in Hjoggböle, a village in present ...

about the Swedish extradition of Baltic soldiers shortly after the Second World War. It won the

Nordic Council Literature Prize The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries, that meets "high literary and artistic standards". Established in 1962, the prize is awarded every year, and is worth ...

in 1969.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Legionnaires, The 1968 Swedish novels Novels set in the 1940s Swedish-language novels Nordic Council's Literature Prize–winning works Novels by Per Olov Enquist