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An all blue triple-tailed flag to be used by the Arméns flotta. mid-17th century–1815: State flag and war ensign: Similar to the present military ensign (slightly different colors and proportions occurred) c. 1520s – c. 1620: State flag and war ensign: Swallow-tailed flag (slightly different colors and proportions occurred)
The dimensions of the Swedish flag are 5:2:9 horizontally and 4:2:4 vertically. The dimensions of the Swedish flag with a triple-tail are 5:2:5:8 horizontally and 4:2:4 vertically. [ 4 ] The colours of the flag are officially established through the Natural Color System to be NCS 0580-Y10R for the shade of yellow, and NCS 4055-R95B for the ...
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.
Sweden: 1562 1815 1844 1905/1906 Sweden: Switzerland: 1470 1798 1803 1889 Switzerland: Syria: 1844 1920 1920 1922 1932 1958 1961 1963 1972 1980 2024 Syria: Taiwan: 1661 1683 1890 1895 1895 1945 China, Republic of Tajikistan: 1869 1883 1918 1921 1929 1929 1931 1935 1936 1938 1940 1953 1991 1992 Tajikistan: Tanzania: 1885 1919 1961 1964 Tanzania ...
List of flags of Finland; List of flags of Sweden; List of longest wooden ships; List of predecessors of sovereign states in Africa; List of shipwrecks in the 17th century; List of sovereign states by date of formation; List of wars involving Denmark; List of wars involving Norway; New Sweden; Polish–Russian War (1609–1618) Polish–Swedish ...
Sweden followed a policy of armed neutrality during World War II, although thousands of Swedish volunteers fought in the Winter War with Finland against the Soviets. Sweden did permit German troops to pass through its territory to and from occupation duties in Norway, [ 26 ] and supplied the Nazi regime with steel and ball-bearings.
English: Swedish war flag and naval ensign ↑ Adoption: Dates back to the mid-1600s. Described in law on November 6, 1663. Current design: June 22, 1906. Design: Blue with a yellow Scandinavian cross that extends to the edges of the flag.
Nordic flag designs very similar to Denmark's, Sweden's, and Norway's national flags were proposed as Germany's national flags in both 1919 and 1948, after World War I and World War II, respectively. Today, the Nordic cross is a feature in some city and district flags or coats of arms.