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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.
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 .
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 ...
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]
This is a list of Swedish artillery regiments, battalions, corps and companies that have existed in the Swedish Army.They are listed in three ways, first by the actual units that have existed, then by the various names these units have had, and last by the various designations these units have had.
Swedish intervention in Persia (1911–1916) (Indecisive, eventually a Persian-Swedish victory) Chiraz expedition (1913 –1915) (Persian-Swedish victory) Boroudjerd expedition; Occupations of Tabriz (1914–1918) Russian occupation of Tabriz (1909–1915, 1915–1918) First ottoman occupation of Tabriz (1915) Second ottoman occupation of ...
Sweden: 1962 - 2000 75: 75mm 50 caliber Pattern 1892 Russian Empire: World War I - World War II: 76.2: QF 12 pounder 12 cwt United Kingdom: World War I - World War II 76.2: Type 41 8 cm naval gun Japan: World War II 76.2: 3-inch gun M1898, M1902, M1903 United States: 1899 - 1945 90: 90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3 United States: World War II 100: 100 56 TK ...
The European theatre (also known as the First European War [citation needed]) was the main theatre of operations during World War I and was where the war began and ended. . During the four years of conflict, battle was joined by armies of unprecedented size, which were equipped with new mechanized technolo