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Those who died of wounds within a short period can also be listed as killed in action. Pages in category "Swedish military personnel killed in action" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Swedish military personnel killed in action (13 P) P. Swedish prisoners of war (17 P) This page was last edited on 12 March 2013, at 01:52 (UTC). Text is ...
The Congo Crisis was by far the most serious international task the Swedish Armed Forces faced during the Cold War, [46] and it was the first time in 140 years that Swedish forces were forced into battle. [47] During the crisis, 40 Swedish soldiers were injured and 19 killed.
With a new mandate issued by the Danish parliament in 2006, Danish military operations transformed from relatively safe non-combat operations in the centre of the country to combat operations alongside the British contingent in the violent southern Helmand province. 37 soldiers have been killed in various hostile engagements or as a result of ...
The Swedish Armed Forces consists of three service branches; the Army, the Air Force and the Navy, with addition of the military reserve force Home Guard. Since 1994, the first three service branches are organized within a single unified government agency, headed by the Chief of Defence , while the Home Guard reports directly to the chief.
While no Danish or Swedish soldiers were killed in the operation, estimates place the number of Serb deaths as high as 150. The incident is the first time the Danish Armed Forces had carried out combat operations since the Second World War nearly fifty years prior, and is the source of ongoing debate and controversy as to the rights of UN ...
The Finns were supported by Swedish, Danish and Norwegian volunteers from the Nordic volunteer corps and had an unknown amount of infantry at their disposal (although it is known that they were much fewer than their Soviet enemies), as well as 13 Vickers 6-ton tanks. The Soviet corps of 58 tanks was able to beat back the attackers, losing 3 ...
Up to 2,000 people (men, women and children) were killed in Ronneby Bloodbath when Swedish troops entered Ronneby and executed people after a couple of Swedish soldiers have been assaulted and hanged there for a time before. [6] Sea battle: near Öland: 810: 1676, June 1: The warship Kronan was sunk during the battle of Öland. The sinking was ...