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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.
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 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
During the Cold War, Sweden maintained a dual approach: publicly, the strict neutrality policy was forcefully maintained but, unofficially, strong ties were kept with the US and it was hoped that the US would use conventional and nuclear weapons to strike at Soviet staging areas in the occupied Baltic states in case of a Soviet attack on 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 ...
The Soviet Union is referred to as Russia throughout the document, a metonym that was common in the West throughout the Cold War.) The chiefs of staff were concerned that both the enormous size of the Soviet forces deployed in Europe at the end of the war and the perception that Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin was unreliable caused a Soviet threat ...
Sweden invaded Norway to enforce the terms of the Kiel treaty in the last war Sweden has fought. After brief fighting , the peace established a personal union between the two states. Even though they shared the same king, Norway was largely independent of Sweden, except Sweden controlled foreign affairs.
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 ...