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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.
Storlien, Sweden, 1940, German transit traffic Storlien, Sweden, 1940, German transit traffic, alpine riflemen. The matter of German troop transfer through Finland and Sweden during World War II was one of the more controversial aspects of modern Nordic history beside Finland's co-belligerence with Nazi Germany in the Continuation War, and the export of Swedish iron ore during World War II.
The Oxford companion to world war II (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995) Elting, John R. Battles for Scandinavia (Time-Life Books 1981) Haarr, Geirr. The Gathering Storm: Naval War in Northern Europe, September 1939 to April 1940 (2013) Haarr, Geirr. German Invasion of Norway: April 1940 (vol 1 2012); The Battle for Norway, April-June ...
The locomotives were therefore brought back to Amsterdam from Zwolle. The local railway depot used them for heavy express trains to Arnhem and the German border station Emmerich, including important trains such as the "Holland-Italy Express", which often had to be double-headed, and the Amsterdam part of the Rheingold. From January 1953 onwards ...
The history of rail transport in the Netherlands is generally considered to have begun on September 20, 1839, when the first train, drawn by De Arend, successfully made the 16 km (9.9 mi) trip from Amsterdam to Haarlem. However, the first plan for a railroad in the Netherlands was launched only shortly after the first railroad opened in Britain.
The station building was finished in 1918, and was dimensioned based on the traffic during the war. All international travellers had to change trains here because of the break-of-gauge, and had to go through passport check. During World War II, the traffic was dense again since the Baltic Sea was not safe. It is one of Sweden's largest station ...
The only time during World War II that a Holocaust train carrying Jewish deportees from Western Europe was stopped by the underground happened on 19 April 1943, when the Transport No. 20 left Mechelen with 1,631 Jews, heading for Auschwitz. Soon after leaving Mechelen, the driver stopped the train after seeing an emergency red light, set by the ...
The Dornier Do 26 flew over the Vassijaure train station where a small Swedish force and the armored train Kiruna were stationed. The station was located 7 kilometers deep into Sweden. [2] The commander of the Kiruna, Bo Furugård, fired warning shots toward the German plane. However, the German gunner responded by attacking the Swedish garrison.