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In 1945, the Swedish army had been modernized from the use of World War I weapons to semi-automatic rifles and high-tech firearms such as the Carl Gustav. The infantry had also been equipped with a great deal of rocket launchers for anti-tank warfare, and the availability of artillery had increased drastically with the World War II build-up.
Even if the Swedish Coast Guard (Swedish: Kustbevakningen) is not officially a part of the navy, and operates under the Ministry of Justice (Swedish: Justitiedepartementet), its activities are coordinated with the Swedish Armed Forces in a number of areas. [citation needed]
Military equipment of Sweden during World War II This page was last edited on 21 November 2024, at 09:32 (UTC). Text ...
This delivery of flatbed trucks from FMV to the Swedish National Guard (Hemvärnet) is the first in a series of deliveries around the country that will be completed in 2025. Pick up till hemvärnet: MC 810 Germany: Motorcycle: 100 Motorcykel 810, German BMW F800 GS, used by Military Police. [26] Special forces vehicles ACMAT Bastion France
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.
The Carl Gustaf m/45 was replaced as main infantry weapon in the Swedish Armed Forces during the mid-1960s with the 7.62mm Automatkarbin 4 battle rifle, but remained in use for auxiliary troops like artillery gun crews, supply- and engineering troops and the like until starting in 1986 being replaced with the 5.56mm Ak 5 assault rifle.
The Russo-Swedish War of 1788–90, known as Gustav III's Russian War in Sweden and as Catherine II's Swedish War in Russia, was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790. The conflict was initiated by King Gustav III of Sweden for domestic political reasons, as he believed that a short war would leave the opposition no ...
Weapons of Sweden (6 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Military equipment of Sweden" ... List of equipment of the Swedish Armed Forces;