Hitler's Swedes : a History of the Swedish Volunteers in the Waffen-SS.

Sweden was neutral during the Second World War, but despite this, thousands of Swedes wanted to participate in the war - the largest group in Finland, where over 10,000 Swedes applied to fight against the Red Army. Another much smaller group which saw action against the same enemy was the Swedish SS...

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Main Author: Larsson, Lars
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Havertown : Helion and Company, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover ; Title ; Copyright ; Contents ; List of photographs ; List of maps ; Introduction & Acknowledgements ; 1 Sweden and the Second World War ; 2 National Socialism in Sweden ; 3 The Waffen-SS ; 4 Recruitment in Sweden ; 5 Swedish Volunteers in 5th SS Division 'Wiking' ; Map section ; 6 Swedish Volunteers in the III. Germanisches SS-Panzer Korps ; 7 Swedish War Correspondents ; 8 Swedish Mountain Troops ; 9 Swedish SS Volunteers in Various Combat Formations ; 10 Swedish Non-combatants in SS Service ; 11 Post-war Life and Consequences ; Conclusion.
  • Appendix: Swedish National Insignia in the SS Sources ; Index.