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The Winter War was fought in the four months following the Soviet Union's invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939. This took place three months after the German invasion of Poland that triggered the start of World War II in Europe. Sweden did not become actively involved in the conflict, but did indirectly support Finland.
The Soviet Union forces Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, to accept Soviet military bases on their soil. 6 October Poland is conquered. 12 October The Soviet Union demands that Finland cedes Hanko for the construction of a military base near Helsinki and exchange some Soviet and Finnish territories to protect Leningrad. 18–18 October
An invasion is a military offensive in which sizable number of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objectives of establishing or re-establishing control, retaliation for real or perceived actions, liberation of previously lost territory, forcing the partition of a country, gaining concessions or access to ...
Sweden Kalmar Union: Knut Bosson Grip Grip surrenders his Finnish fortresses to the crown. Novgorod's attack in the north (1399) [46] Location: Unknown Sweden Kalmar Union: Novgorodian Republic: Indecisive War in Gotland (1403–1404) Location: Unknown Sweden Kalmar Union: Teutonic Order: Teutonic victory Engelbrekt rebellion (1434–1436 ...
The German-led invasion of the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa, commenced on 22 June 1941. Due to Germany's involvement with Finland, Soviet forces attacked Finland on 25 June. In response, Finland saw itself as being at war with the Soviet Union. Sweden subsequently did, in fact, begin rail transport of the German 163rd Infantry Division. [1]
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 Scandinavian Peninsula, realpolitik maneuvering during an unpredictable course of events, and a dedicated military build-up after 1942, Sweden kept its official neutrality status throughout the war.
This is a timeline of Swedish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Sweden. To read about the background to these events, see History of Sweden . See also the list of Swedish monarchs and list of prime ministers of Sweden .
Kingdom of Sweden: Novgorod Republic: Novgorodian victory: 1311–1314 Häme War [3] Kingdom of Sweden: Novgorod Republic: Inconclusive: 1318 Attack on Åbo: Kingdom of Sweden: Novgorod Republic: Inconclusive: 1321–1323 Kexholm War: Kingdom of Sweden: Novgorod Republic: Inconclusive. Treaty of Nöteborg; 1338–1339 Sten Bielke's war against ...