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Sweden’s Military Preparedness 1939 - 1945

Military Images, Sweden, 1939 - 1945

At the outbreak of WWII on 1 September 1939, Sweden made a partial mobilization two strengthen its military preparedness. These forces were called the Neutrality Watch (Swe: Neutralitetsvakten) and were in service throughout the war. However, the size of the Neutrality Watch varied a lot during the war depending on how Sweden at various times experienced the threats upon the nation. From 23 June 1940, all Swedish warships were carrying two white stripes painted abeam on upper decks and sides to clarify that they were ships of a neutral nation to avoid accidental shootings by the belligerent nations.

Military Images of the Swedish Armed Forces, 1939 - 1945

Two Swedish Destroyers, HMS Sundsvall (J 12) and HMS Malmö (J 7). The J 12, with a length of 98 m, was launched in 1942 and J 7 with a length of 95 m was launched in 1938. Image: Wikipedia.
The Swedish motor torpedo boat T30 with two white stripes abeam. Launched 1943, length 20 m, crew of 11. Photo: Sjöhistoriska museet, ID: Fo88651AB
Swedish submarine U3. Coastal submarine launched in 1942, length 50 m. Image: Wikipedia.
The two images show the Swedish tank m/42 in an exercise during WWII. The tank was manufactured between 1943 and 1945. Weight: 22.5 ton. crew: 4 . Armament: 7.5 cm canon and two 8 mm machine guns. Max speed: 42 km/h. Images: Krigsarkivet.
Swedish fighter aircraft J 22 (Swedish-made in 1942). FFVS J 22 was a fighter aircraft used as a fighter and reconnaissance aircraft. Deliveries of the J 22 began in October 1943. The J 22 had good maneuverability and acceleration. Performance-wise, the J 22 was on par with most in its first year with a well-trained pilot.
Bomber B3 (Junkers Ju 86) in Swedish service. Image: Flygvapenmuseum, ID: FVMF.003489. A German medium bomber produced in series by Junkers from 1936 and under license in Sweden by Saab in Trollhättan with the designation B3.
The Swedish Saab B17A light bomber. Image: Wikipedia. The Saab 17 was available in two models, a bomber and a reconnaissance aircraft. On 23 March 1942, the first series-built Saab 17 is delivered to the Swedish Air Force.
The Swedish Saab B18A bomber. Image: Wikipedia. Saab 18 was a twin-engine bomber and attack aircraft with 3 crew in service from June 1944.
Aircraft S 16 Caproni (Ca 313) marked number 31 stationed at F 11 Nyköping Air-wing, on an airfield. Image: Flygvapenmuseum. The Caproni Ca 313 was a twin-engine bomber and long-range reconnaissance aircraft from Italy. Between 1940 and 1945 Caproni Ca.313 was part of the Swedish Air Force.
The Swedish spy plane DC3 (Tp 79 Hugin) at Svea Air Wing F8 in Barkarby in 1951, i.e. the year before it was shot down by Soviet fighter aircraft while carrying out radio and radar signals intelligence-gathering over the Baltic Sea. Three of the eight crew members were military personnel from the Swedish Air Force, and the other five were signals intelligence (SIGINT) operators from the FRA, the Swedish National Defense Radio Establishment. The sister aircraft was called TP 79 Munin. Image: Wikipedia.
Two Swedish soldiers in snowsuits with anti-tank weapons during WWII. Image: Wikipedia.
Swedish artillerymen at a 7.5 cm howitzer in the moment of firing, 1940. Image: Miliseum, ID: MILIF.003907.
A Swedish Bofors 40 mm automatic anti-aircraft gun m/36 (L/60) in firing position, 1940. The guns were painted white to avoid detection in the white landscape. Image: Krigsarkivet.
A Swedish ski patrol on a mission in 1940. Image: Krigsarkivet.
An anti-aircraft position with double-barreled anti-aircraft gun m/36. The m/36 machine gun was available in both single and double versions as an anti-aircraft machine gun, in 8 mm caliber. Photo: Karl Johan Åke Sundström, 1940. Image: Flygvapenmuseum, ID: FVMF.004492.
Howitzer m/1940 H. Caliber: 10.5 cm. Image: Gotlands Försvarsmuseum, ID: GFM.000102. Howitzer m/40 was a Swedish artillery piece with caliber 10.5 cm developed by Bofors in the 1930s.
The image shows the All-terrain truck m/42 M used by the Swedish Army (mainly by the Artillery). It was delivered to the Swedish Army in 1943 and 1944 (Klöckner A3000). Museum Arsenalen. Photo: Hans Högman, 2012
Swedish infantry soldiers in uniform m/1939 with a Bofors anti-tank gun m/1938, caliber 37 mm. Its high rate of fire and mobility made the weapon popular with troops as it could easily take out multiple targets and change position in quick succession. Tank Museum Arsenalen, Strängnäs. Photo, Hans Högman 2016.
Mortar m/1941, 12 cm. Image: Karlsborg fästningsmuseum, ID: KBGF.011180.
Swedish submarine HMS Sjöborren of the Sjölejonet-class. Launched 1941, length 64 m. Image: Wikipedia.
The Swedish Cruiser HMS Tre Kronor in Sundsvall's outer harbour. Length: 180,2 m, Width: 16,7 m. Launched: 1944. Photo: Sjöhistoriska museet. The ship was the first of the two cruisers in the Tre Kronor class, which consisted of HMS Tre Kronor and her sister ship HMS Göta Lejon.
Artillery piece firring in Sweden during WWII. Probably howitzer m/1939, 15 cm. Image Krigsarkivet.
Infantry, crossing of a stream during the years of WWII in Sweden. Image: Krigsarkivet.
Infantry attacking under artillery fire in an exercise during the WWII years in Sweden. Image Krigsarkivet.
Infantrymen in firing positions in Sweden during the years of WWII. Image: Krigsarkivet.
Troop movement, marching by road in Sweden during WWII. Image: Armémuseum.
Swedish soldier about to throw a hand grenade during WWII. Image: Armémuseum
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• Swedish military war units 1939 - 1945 • Sweden’s Military Preparedness 1939 - 1945 • Signals Intelligence - Crypto Department 1939 - 1945 • Swedish military intelligence • Norwegian and Danish police-troops established in Sweden during WWII • Operation Save Denmark • Swedish Volunteer Corps in Finland in 1940 • Swedish Military Aircraft • Tanks of Sweden • Swedish regiments • The organization of the Swedish armed forces in the 20th century - conscription • Uniforms of the Swedish Army - the 1900s • History of the Swedish Air Force • Military Uniforms of the Swedish Women’s Voluntary Defense Service • Service Uniforms of the Swedish Lotta Corps (Swe: Lottakåren) • Aircraft Warning Service - Female Aircraft Observers, Sweden • Swedish Voluntary Defense Services • Animals in War Service

Source References

• Svenska försvarets hemsida: http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/ • Krigsmäns erinran, beredskapen 1939 - 1945, Åke Williams, 1989. • Svenska arméns förband, skolor och staber, Björn Holmberg, 1993 • Från Brunkeberg till Nordanvind, 500 år med svenskt infanteri av Bertil Nelsson, 1993 • Beredskapsverket, AD. “Den svenska militära beredskapen 1937 - 1945”. • Nationalencyklopedin • Wikipedia Top of Page
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Militaria Hans Högman
Copyright © Hans Högman 2020-12-18
Made with Xara

Sweden’s Military

Preparedness 1939 - 1945

Military Images, Sweden, 1939 -

1945

At the outbreak of WWII on 1 September 1939, Sweden made a partial mobilization two strengthen its military preparedness. These forces were called the Neutrality Watch (Swe: Neutralitetsvakten) and were in service throughout the war. However, the size of the Neutrality Watch varied a lot during the war depending on how Sweden at various times experienced the threats upon the nation. From 23 June 1940, all Swedish warships were carrying two white stripes painted abeam on upper decks and sides to clarify that they were ships of a neutral nation to avoid accidental shootings by the belligerent nations.

Military Images of the Swedish Armed

Forces, 1939 - 1945

Aircraft S 16 Caproni (Ca 313) marked number 31 stationed at F 11 Nyköping Air-wing, on an airfield. Image: Flygvapenmuseum. The Caproni Ca 313 was a twin-engine bomber and long-range reconnaissance aircraft from Italy. Between 1940 and 1945 Caproni Ca.313 was part of the Swedish Air Force.
Two Swedish Destroyers, HMS Sundsvall (J 12) and HMS Malmö (J 7). The J 12, with a length of 98 m, was launched in 1942 and J 7 with a length of 95 m was launched in 1938. Image: Wikipedia.
The Swedish motor torpedo boat T30 with two white stripes abeam. Launched 1943, length 20 m, crew of 11. Photo: Sjöhistoriska museet, ID: Fo88651AB
Swedish submarine U3. Coastal submarine launched in 1942, length 50 m. Image: Wikipedia.
The two images show the Swedish tank m/42 in an exercise during WWII. The tank was manufactured between 1943 and 1945. Weight: 22.5 ton. crew: 4 . Armament: 7.5 cm canon and two 8 mm machine guns. Max speed: 42 km/h. Images: Krigsarkivet.
Swedish fighter aircraft J 22 (Swedish-made in 1942). FFVS J 22 was a fighter aircraft used as a fighter and reconnaissance aircraft. Deliveries of the J 22 began in October 1943. The J 22 had good maneuverability and acceleration. Performance-wise, the J 22 was on par with most in its first year with a well-trained pilot.
Bomber B3 (Junkers Ju 86) in Swedish service. Image: Flygvapenmuseum, ID: FVMF.003489. A German medium bomber produced in series by Junkers from 1936 and under license in Sweden by Saab in Trollhättan with the designation B3.
The Swedish Saab B17A light bomber. Image: Wikipedia. The Saab 17 was available in two models, a bomber and a reconnaissance aircraft. On 23 March 1942, the first series-built Saab 17 is delivered to the Swedish Air Force.
The Swedish Saab B18A bomber. Image: Wikipedia. Saab 18 was a twin-engine bomber and attack aircraft with 3 crew in service from June 1944.
The Swedish spy plane DC3 (Tp 79 Hugin) at Svea Air Wing F8 in Barkarby in 1951, i.e. the year before it was shot down by Soviet fighter aircraft while carrying out radio and radar signals intelligence-gathering over the Baltic Sea. Three of the eight crew members were military personnel from the Swedish Air Force, and the other five were signals intelligence (SIGINT) operators from the FRA, the Swedish National Defense Radio Establishment. The sister aircraft was called TP 79 Munin. Image: Wikipedia.
Howitzer m/1940 H. Caliber: 10.5 cm. Image: Gotlands Försvarsmuseum, ID: GFM.000102. Howitzer m/40 was a Swedish artillery piece with caliber 10.5 cm developed by Bofors in the 1930s.
Two Swedish soldiers in snowsuits with anti-tank weapons during WWII. Image: Wikipedia.
A Swedish Bofors 40 mm automatic anti-aircraft gun m/36 (L/60) in firing position, 1940. The guns were painted white to avoid detection in the white landscape. Image: Krigsarkivet.
A Swedish ski patrol on a mission in 1940. Image: Krigsarkivet.
An anti-aircraft position with double-barreled anti- aircraft gun m/36. The m/36 machine gun was available in both single and double versions as an anti-aircraft machine gun, in 8 mm caliber. Photo: Karl Johan Åke Sundström, 1940. Image: Flygvapenmuseum, ID: FVMF.004492.
Swedish artillerymen at a 7.5 cm howitzer in the moment of firing, 1940. Image: Miliseum, ID: MILIF.003907.
The image shows the All-terrain truck m/42 M used by the Swedish Army (mainly by the Artillery). It was delivered to the Swedish Army in 1943 and 1944 (Klöckner A3000). Museum Arsenalen. Photo: Hans Högman, 2012
Swedish infantry soldiers in uniform m/1939 with a Bofors anti-tank gun m/1938, caliber 37 mm. Its high rate of fire and mobility made the weapon popular with troops as it could easily take out multiple targets and change position in quick succession. Tank Museum Arsenalen, Strängnäs. Photo, Hans Högman 2016.
Mortar m/1941, 12 cm. Image: Karlsborg fästningsmuseum, ID: KBGF.011180.
Swedish submarine HMS Sjöborren of the Sjölejonet- class. Launched 1941, length 64 m. Image: Wikipedia.
The Swedish Cruiser HMS Tre Kronor in Sundsvall's outer harbour. Length: 180,2 m, Width: 16,7 m. Launched: 1944. Photo: Sjöhistoriska museet. The ship was the first of the two cruisers in the Tre Kronor class, which consisted of HMS Tre Kronor and her sister ship HMS Göta Lejon.
Artillery piece firring in Sweden during WWII. Probably howitzer m/1939, 15 cm. Image Krigsarkivet.
Infantry attacking under artillery fire in an exercise during the WWII years in Sweden. Image Krigsarkivet.
Infantrymen in firing positions in Sweden during the years of WWII. Image: Krigsarkivet.
Troop movement, marching by road in Sweden during WWII. Image: Armémuseum.
Swedish soldier about to throw a hand grenade during WWII. Image: Armémuseum
Infantry, crossing of a stream during the years of WWII in Sweden. Image: Krigsarkivet.
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Related Links

• Swedish military war units 1939 - 1945 • Sweden’s Military Preparedness 1939 - 1945 • Signals Intelligence - Crypto Department 1939 - 1945 • Swedish military intelligence • Norwegian and Danish police-troops established in Sweden during WWII • Operation Save Denmark • Swedish Volunteer Corps in Finland in 1940 • Swedish Military Aircraft • Tanks of Sweden • Swedish regiments • The organization of the Swedish armed forces in the 20th century - conscription • Uniforms of the Swedish Army - the 1900s • History of the Swedish Air Force • Military Uniforms of the Swedish Women’s Voluntary Defense Service • Service Uniforms of the Swedish Lotta Corps (Swe: Lottakåren) • Aircraft Warning Service - Female Aircraft Observers, Sweden • Swedish Voluntary Defense Services • Animals in War Service

Source References

• Svenska försvarets hemsida: http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/ • Krigsmäns erinran, beredskapen 1939 - 1945, Åke Williams, 1989. • Svenska arméns förband, skolor och staber, Björn Holmberg, 1993 • Från Brunkeberg till Nordanvind, 500 år med svenskt infanteri av Bertil Nelsson, 1993 • Beredskapsverket, AD. “Den svenska militära beredskapen 1937 - 1945”. • Nationalencyklopedin • Wikipedia Top of Page