Sweden during World War II
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Sweden maintained its policy of neutrality during World War II. When the war began on 1 September 1939, the fate of Sweden was unclear. But by a combination of its geopolitical location in the Scandin
Ådalen shootings. This picture of the demonstration was taken before the military opened fire.
Swedish Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson declared Sweden neutral on 1 September 1939.
Saint George and the Dragon, a late medieval sculpture group in Storkyrkan in Stockholm, was protected from bombing.
Swedish soldier during World War II
The neutral powers were countries that remained neutral during World War II. Some of these countries had large colonies abroad or had great economic power. Spain had just been through its civil war, w
Sweden during World War II
…century, since the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1814 and the invasion of Norway. At the outbreak of war in September 1939, twenty European nations were neutral. Sweden was one of only nine of these nations to maintain this stance for the remainder of the war, along with Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland…
Meeting at Hendaye between Franco and Hitler in October 1940