Swedish Volunteer Corps

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The Finnish combat group Osasto Roininen and the Svenska Frivilligkåren in the fighting for Salla .
The commander of the Swedish Volunteer Corps General Ernst Linder (right) and his chief of staff Carl August Ehrensvärd in Tornio .

The Swedish Volunteer Corps ( Svenska Frivilligkåren ) was a military association made up of Swedish , Norwegian and Danish volunteers and took part in the winter war of 1939/40 on the Finnish side .

history

Sweden was not officially involved in the war, but not entirely neutral. Only volunteer associations could be sent to Finland. The volunteers were deployed on the northern front near Salla from February 28th. The association comprised 9,640 soldiers. In addition, the corps provides 25 aircraft that served in the Swedish Voluntary Air Force , also known as F19s . The Swedes were also involved in the defense of Turku with an anti - aircraft battery . The volunteers demonstrated their strong Nordic solidarity by using the "four fraternal hands" as a symbol for their troop insignia. The four hands represented Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

A total of 8,402 Swedes fought alongside Finland, with 1,010 Danes and 895 Norwegians. Their losses amounted to 28 dead, 50 wounded and 140 sideline cases due to frostbite.

Commander

Lineup

Swedish Volunteer Corps - Svenska Frivilligkåren

    • I. stridsgruppen (Lieutenant Colonel Magnus Dyrssen †, Captain Carl Carlsson Bonde, Lieutenant Colonel Carl-Oscar Agell)
      • 1. skyttekompaniet
      • 2. skyttekompaniet
      • 3. skyttekompaniet
      • 4. Jagarkompaniet
      • 5. Tunga Kompaniet
      • 1. battery
      • 1. plogplutonen
      • 1. signal plutons
    • II. Stridsgruppen (Lieutenant Colonel Viking Tamm )
      • 1. skyttekompaniet
      • 2. skyttekompaniet
      • 3. skyttekompaniet
      • 4. Jagarkompaniet
      • 5. Tunga Kompaniet
      • 2. battery
      • 2. plogplutonen
      • 2. signal plutons
    • III. stridsgruppen (Lieutenant Colonel Martin Ekström )
      • 1. skyttekompaniet
      • 2. skyttekompaniet
      • 3. skyttekompaniet
      • 4. Jagarkompaniet
      • 5. Tunga Kompaniet
      • 3. battery
      • 3. plogplutonen
      • 3. signal plutons
    • Other units:
      • 1. pansarvärnsplutonen
      • 2. pansarvärnsplutonen
      • Luftvärnskompaniet
      • Ingenjörkompaniet
      • 16. självständiga jägarkompaniet
      • (17. självständiga jägarkompaniet)
      • Intendenturkompaniet
      • Vägkompaniet
      • 1. bilkompaniet
      • 2. bilkompaniet
      • Anspannskompaniet
      • 1. sjukvårdsplutonen
      • 2. sjukvårdsplutonen
      • Haestambulans
      • Ambulance
      • Air Regiment 19

Armament

  • 7.5 cm cannon M / 02
  • 40mm anti-aircraft gun M / 36
  • 7.5 cm anti-aircraft gun
  • 20 mm automatic cannon
  • 3.7 cm anti-tank gun M / 38
  • 8 cm mortar M / 29
  • 13 mm anti-tank rifle

vehicles

  • 83 motorcycles
  • 83 cars
  • 350 trucks
  • 13 tractors

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