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Landstorm (plural landstormen) was a form of militia (see Landsturm) and territorial defence force created in Sweden in 1885. It consisted of all conscripts who had completed their service, generally men between 33 and 40 years of age, as well as a smaller number immediately transferred there.
King Gustaf V giving the Courtyard Speech. Rearmament was a special concern in Sweden because of the growing tensions in Europe.When Karl Staaff's government proposed a reduction in military spending and the cancellation of the order for the coastal defence ships that were later known as the Sverige-class coastal defence ship, more than 30,000 Swedish farmers marched to Stockholm to protest in ...
In February 1808, Russia invaded Swedish Finland and on 14 March Denmark-Norway declared war on Sweden, starting the Finnish War. On the very same day of the Danish declaration of war, Gustav IV Adolf , the Swedish king, issue a decree that ordered the formation of a new military unit, called Lantvärnet , which is the Swedish name for Landwehr .
Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
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This is a list of equipment of the Swedish Army currently in use. It includes current equipment such as small arms , combat vehicles , explosives, missile systems, engineering vehicles, logistical vehicles, artillery, air defence and transport vehicles.
Viral ploy to sell land for pennies puts Swedish town in ‘crisis mode’ as interested buyers flood phones. Hannah Frishberg. July 2, 2024 at 3:15 PM. götene land sale program crisis.
1914 was the first year of the First World War, though this had little effect on the nation as for the entirety of the war, and most of Swedish modern history, the nation would remain neutral. Famously the Scandinavian kings would meet in Malmö to discuss neutrality in the great war.